Rebound in modern plain wrappers, with a lettered spine label. 214pp. plus 3 leaves of ads at rear. Original front cover lacking, back cover bound in. Paper browning, very good. The back cover indicates that it is #59 in the Magnet Library, Oct. 12, 1898. Listed in Hubin, who gives the character code PM, indicating the appearance of Patsy Murphy in this story. According to Hubin, this one is by Frederick Russell Burton.

detective mystery fiction