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The Mystery of the Gulls
by Whitney, Phyllis A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Janet Smalley. First Edition. The Westminster Press, 1949. 5.5” X 8.5”. Green-colored boards with blue lettering on front cover and spine. Blue illustration of gulls on cover. Edges in good condition with light shelfwear and some rubbing on corners, most significantly top right. Spine has evidence of some spill damage resulting in a darkening of the green color as well as brown discoloration spots. Some light foxing spots on the head and fore-edge of textblock. Binding is tight. Pages clean and unmarked with minimal age tanning.This novel is the debut of juvenile fiction by the prolific writer Phyllis Whitley, contentiously heralded by the New York Times as "The Queen of American Gothics." Whitley continued to pen numerous mysteries for both children and adult audiences, even receiving an Edgar Award in 1961. Children's
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- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X039RU
- Title
- The Mystery of the Gulls
- Author
- Whitney, Phyllis A
- Illustrator
- Janet Smalley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Westminster Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 202
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics;
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About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
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Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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