Hayter Cecil (5 results)

8vo. pp 64. Original publisher's illustrated wraps (a bridge being blown up), lettered blue on the spine and front cover. Boys Friend Library 503. No date, [1919]. Faint rubbing, otherwise very good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. D.D. Fitzsimmons (illustrator). 1st Edition. London, The Amalgamated Press, 1909. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. The second Sexton Blake novel after Jungle Boy. Rebound in plain cloth. Original wrappers bound in, possibly trimmed. Paper toned, boards a little tanned. A nice copy overall. Sexton Blake was a fictional detective running between 1893 and 1978 and covering over 4000 stories by 200 or so authors. Cover art by D.D. Fitzsimmons [11865, Hyraxia Books].

Paperback. Condition: VG-. 4 page story. Magazine is paginated 225-256. (32 pages). Clean copy but staples rusted.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some foxing. Staples removed. Protected in mylar sleeve with acid free backing board. ; Single issue [#554] of weekly The Pluck Library. 28 pages + covers. Front cover has page numbering [1]-ii; rear cover has page numbering iii-iv. Page dimensions: 276 x 193mm (11 7/8" x 7 1/2"). Illustrated. The cover story is "The Mystery of the Hindu Temple - A Thrilling Story of Detective Work, introducing Dective Will Spearing and Sexton Blake's Assistants, Tinker and Pedro". Author of this story is anonymous. Front cover illustration by H. M. Lewis. " After questioning Sir Michael he learns that the diamond dealer had sent a valuable item a carved model of an Indian temple by rail to London and was due there to sell it to a millionaire named Hiram Clench this afternoon. Spearing realises that the recent events were all designed to prevent Carruthers from making that afternoon meeting." - mark-hodder blakiana mini_bibliography, accessed August 2021. Other stories in this issue include "Cap'n Tibbs - Coastguard" by Horace J. Simpson; "Andy and the Redskins" by Edgar West; and "The Black Peril" by Cecil Hayter. NB: Content of "The Black Peril" story is offensive by today's standards, and includes lynching. "In this Stirring Story of Adventure, written by one of 'Pluck's' most popular authors, we have a picture of the great racial bitterness which the whites of the Southern States feel for the black men. However, this feeling is not shared by all the American people, because in many cities in the United States some of the most enlightened and energetic citizens are negroes, living in peace and friendship with the whites. Your Editor." - page 18.

Publisher's original stapled paper covers with wonderful period graphic colour art work to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5½''. Contains 64 printed pages of text. Repaired splitting of the paper to the center of the spine, a little tanning to the page edges. Very scarce early B.F.L. We currently hold in stock over 70 other titles from The Boys' Friend Library. Member of the P.B.F.A. WHALING & WHALES.