Beverly Gray's Quest
by Blank, Clair
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
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 clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023220
- Title
- Beverly Gray's Quest
- Author
- Blank, Clair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- GIRLS SERIES ADVENTURE MYSTERY YA YOUNG ADULT VINTAGE COLLEGE STUDENTS FICTION THIRTIES 1930S WOMEN FEMALE NEWSPAPER REPORTERS travel fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- FFEP
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
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