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The Mystery at the Ski Jump (Nancy Drew)
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+
- Seller
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Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Hardcover with original DJ, (1955C-12 per Farrah) [Format #15] (Dust Jacket A, Format VI per AXE) 1952 Grosset & Dunlap 212 pages. Very Good, in a VG+ DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear and minor edge toning to original blue tweed cloth boards with dark blue silhouette of Nancy Drew on front cover (leaning with magnifying glass) and dark blue titles on spine - corners sharp. Blue silhouette endpapers and plain frontispiece. black topstain. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and dust soiling to original DJ that still has vibrant colors. DJ now in mylar. Cover art by Bill Gillies. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Good paper. 25 chapters. This is the 29th title in a series of 56. Dust Jacket A, Format VI per AXE. (1955C-12 per Farrah) [Format #15] See my photos to come. Nancy Drew is a fictional character who appears in several mystery book series as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his Hardy Boys series, the character first appeared in 1930 in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, which lasted until 2003 and consists of 175 novels. (1955C-12 per Farrah) [Format #15] per Farrah. A very handsome hardcover in the original DJ.LOC SSS-11
Synopsis
When Nancy learns that the Drews' housekeeper has been duped by an elegantly dressed woman into buying a stolen fur piece, the young detective starts a search for the clever swindler. To Nancy's astonishment, she discovers that the woman is using the name Nancy Drew. The dishonest acts of the impostor point the finger of suspicion at Nancy herself and result in her being questioned by the police. Nancy's determination to capture the elusive, dangerous Mitzi Channing takes her to northern New York State and Canada. At a gala winter event Nancy meets this situation and turns the tables on Mitzi Channing and her fellow thieves makes another thrilling Carolyn Keene mystery.
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- Bookseller
- Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230512004
- Title
- The Mystery at the Ski Jump (Nancy Drew)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Date Published
- 1955
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About the Seller
Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
Biblio member since 2007
Dearborn, Michigan
About Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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