Buy this book on-line BALLINGER**, W. A and McNEILLY**, W: : THE NINTH SEXTON BLAKE OMNIBUS: I,THE HANGMAN and THE MUCKRAKERSLONDON.HOWARD BAKER PRESS LTD.,1972. ISBN 0703000195.
UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[This issue, first published in 1972 in this Howard Baker edition/format by Howard Baker Press Ltd.,London by arrangement with Fleetway Publications.This is the first time ever in book form.After Fleetway ceased publishing the Sexton Blake Library series at the end of its fourth volume in 1963, Blake editor William Howard Baker licensed the character from the IPC Magazines Ltd. company and published a fifth volume independently,via Mayflower-Dell Books, that ran until 1968.He then published a final series of four Sexton Blake novels, using his Howard Baker Books imprint,in 1969.Two complete novels in each omnibus.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, yellow background with red+black lettering design dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without any dust-soiling,foxing or spotting or other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original pale duck- egg blue cloth boards/covers with bright, crisp,blocked black ink letters and publisher's device to spine/backstrip, immaculate plain white endpapers with both hinges solid and sound without any splits, tears or cracking.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,includes Books ONE + TWO [I,THE HANGMAN and THE MUCKRAKERS] with 7-139pp [paginated] with 17 chapters,and 7-142pp [paginated] with 21 chapters respectively, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and individual title separator pages.See also my book ID rja900520 for another example of this same title in the same format.
Sexton Blake,the detective,has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893.His adventures were featured in a wide variety of publications,in an assortment of languages,from 1893 - 1978. In all,there are more than 4,000+ stories by some 200 different authors.Sexton Blake also featured in many movies,radio serials,and a 1960s,(UK) ITV television series - see my book IDs'rja899829 to rja900220 for some examples.
The first Sexton Blake story was 'The Missing Millionaire' by Harry Blyth writing as Hal Meredeth.It was published in the story paper 'The Halfpenny Marvel', No.6,on 20 December 1893.A veritable and successful rival to the likes of Sherlock Holmes,The Saint,Ellery Queen and Nero Wolfe in the detective fiction genre.
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UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[This issue, first published in 1972 in this Howard Baker edition/format by Howard Baker Press Ltd.,London by arrangement with Fleetway Publications.This is the first time ever in book form.After Fleetway ceased publishing the Sexton Blake Library series at the end of its fourth volume in 1963, Blake editor William Howard Baker licensed the character from the IPC Magazines Ltd. company and published a fifth volume independently,via Mayflower-Dell Books, that ran until 1968.He then published a final series of four Sexton Blake novels, using his Howard Baker Books imprint,in 1969.Two complete novels in each omnibus.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj but residual fault from removal of an external price-label removing some of dw/dj background but without affecting any lettering.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,yellow background with red+black lettering design dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without any dust-soiling, foxing or spotting or other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original pale duck- egg blue cloth boards/covers with bright, crisp,blocked black ink letters and publisher's device to spine/backstrip, immaculate plain white endpapers with both hinges solid and sound without any splits, tears or cracking.UK,12mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,includes Books ONE + TWO [I,THE HANGMAN and THE MUCKRAKERS] with 7-139pp [paginated] with 17 chapters,and 7-142pp [paginated] with 21 chapters respectively, plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, and individual title separator pages.See also my book ID rja900420 for another example of this same title in the same format.
Sexton Blake,the detective,has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893.His adventures were featured in a wide variety of publications,in an assortment of languages,from 1893 - 1978. In all,there are more than 4,000+ stories by some 200 different authors.Sexton Blake also featured in many movies,radio serials,and a 1960s,(UK) ITV television series - see my book IDs' rja899829 to rja900220 for some examples.
The first Sexton Blake story was 'The Missing Millionaire' by Harry Blyth writing as Hal Meredeth.It was published in the story paper 'The Halfpenny Marvel', No.6,on 20 December 1893.A veritable and successful rival to the likes of Sherlock Holmes,The Saint,Ellery Queen and Nero Wolfe in the detective fiction genre.
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