London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1946

8vo, pp. 287. Original blue boards, lettered in black to front panel and spine. Leading edge uncut. Illustrated dust jacket. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

First edition. Only the sixth Tommy Hambledon title -- there were twenty-five in all.

Fictional British Intelligence officer Tommy Hambledon's adventures were based on co-author Cyril Coles' own wartime experiences as a spy working behind enemy lines.

A very fine copy.

HUBIN, p. 89