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The Case of the Missing Message (A Brains Benton Mystery)
by Verral, Charles Spain; Dey, Walter (Illustrator)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1959. First Thus . Hardcover. Fair. Dey, Walter. Book #1 in the YA series featuring intrepid young sleuth, Barclay "Brains" Benton & his friend Jimmy "Operative Three" Carson, who form an International Detective Agency. Characters originally created by Charles Spain Verral, who used the pseudonym George Wyatt in every book after this first one. A First Whitman Edition from 1960, in188 pages, illustrated throughout by Hamilton Greene. Hardcover small 8vo has decorative paper over boards & is in only Fair condition: basically a place holder or reading copy. Generally quite clean, binding straight & strong, both hinges intact. Pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age, heavier around edges, but completely unmarked. Heavy rubbing to all extremities with some chips & paper loss at both ends of spine. No DJ, as issued by publisher. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023439
- Title
- The Case of the Missing Message (A Brains Benton Mystery)
- Author
- Verral, Charles Spain; Dey, Walter (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Dey, Walter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- TEENAGERS ADOLESCENTS YA MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUNG ADULT CHAPTER BOOKS MYSTERY SERIES MYSTERIES BOYS RARE COINS COUNTERFEITERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- Reading Copy
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- Rubbing
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- Fair
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- Spine
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- Edges
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