Beverly Gray's Quest (Beverly Beverly Gray College Mystery Series, #12) by Blank, Clair - 1942

New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, (c. 1942).. Hardcover -. Good overall (some fading to the spine and cover, bumped corners, prev owner's name). Later printing. Plain frontispiece. In blue tweed boards with cameo on front cover, blue and white cameo endpapers. 220 pp.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. Blue hardcover binding clean square and tight. Yellowing pages. DJ has some shelfwear and protected from further damage in Brodart jacket. Regular paper for frontispiece illustration - not glossy. Back of dj lists Cherry Ames series to Veterans' Nurse, back flap has Nancy Drew Mystery Stories to Tolling Bell, and front flap shows other Beverly Gray titles from Journey through Challenge - this title is 4th from end of list. 220 pages.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Very Good.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . VG HB in VG- DJ, protected by mylar cover. The front flap of the dust jacket lists to this title & the list at back only goes to the previous title. However, Axe's guide lists this wartime grade "poor" paper with plain frontispiece as second state (Axe Format III), so probably a later printing using the same plates and dust jacket as the 1942 first state. Green textured paper over boards w/black title on cover & spine; blue "house" scene eps. Corners sharp w/slight shelf wear. DJ has chipping at top of spine and front fold The book has some of the "old book" smell to it, which I am trying to get cleaned up by airing the book out Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). 220 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: JUVENILE FICTION; Mysteries & Detective Stories; United States; 1940s; Teens & Young Adult. .… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. First Edition . Cloth. Good+/Good. Number twelve in the series. Bumps to spine ends, crease the length of spine from being left open, otherwise in VG, clean and unmarked condition. Light green cloth, illus endpapers. Jacket is complete; three closed tears to top half of front - 2", 1", and 1", faded spine, lists to self on front flap, photo of Magaret Sutton on back w/list of Judy Bolton titles, Nancy Drew titles listed on rear flap.

Grosset & Dunlap. NY. First Edition., 1942 Book size about 5 by 7 1/2 inches with some 220 pages. Bound in green paper covered boards with black lettering. Publisher added light green stain to top edge. Illustrated end papers. In the original dust wrapper with front flap list of titles ending with this (Probably a First Printing). A war time issue book printed on cheap paper which has aged. Book with slight wear--clean, tight, unmarked and with undamaged hinges. Wrapper with light wear most noticeable as light wear to top of spine. FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good-. Book #12 in the girls' series of 26 books orig. published 1934-1955 featuring the adventurous Beverly Gray, starting when she was a college student & following her through her career as a reporter. Orig. published in 1942, then reprinted by Grosset & Dunlap, this is a slightly later printing of their edition, listing to BG#14 on front DJ flap, no titles in front matter. Hardcover small 8vo has deep green cloth over boards, lettered in darker green to front & spine, in 220 pages. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality, but completely unmarked save for former owner's name & address to ffep. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright & colorful, with a few noticeable chips to front, slight area of sticker pull to back, light rubbing all around & chipping at corners; nicely protected in new… Read More

Hardcover. Good. [FIRST EDITION] New York: Grosset Dunlap, 1942. Hardcover in dust jacket. 220 pages. #12 in series/ jacket lists this title last. Very nice copy with only minor edge wear and tears to jacket, light mottling to boards, light age-toning to text. No marking, NOT EX-LIBRARY.