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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
by Carolyn Keene [Harriet Stratemeyer Adams]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good +
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1945. First Edition, First Printing - 2nd state dust jacket. hardcover (blue paper over boards). Near fine/very good +. 8vo., 217pp., Last Nancy Drew title listed on the front flap of the dust jacket is "The Secret in the Old Attic". No mention of the present title. Nancy Drew holding a spy glass in red silhouette on the front board, on the front endpaper and on rear endpaper. Scarce wartime edition; copyright (1945) matches personal inked inscription on the first free endpaper; "Dec. 25, 1945". Number 110-150 at bottom of the front dj flap. Top edges dyed red. Second State dust jacket listing Beverly Gray titles on the rear of the dust jacket. First State dust jacket lists Judy Bolton titles. -- Very light wear to the extremities of the dust jacket. No rips or tears. Overall --.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10253
- Title
- Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
- Author
- Carolyn Keene [Harriet Stratemeyer Adams]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (blue paper over boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing - 2nd state dust jacket
- Publisher
- Grosset and Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Modern Books, Children's Literature, Juvenile, Novels, Young adult, Nancy Drew, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, Mysteries, Pseudonym, First Editions
Terms of Sale
Lonesome Water Books
We accept: Most Credit Cards, Paypal. Payment in U.S. Currency Only. If you would like to order direct call 541-719-8216. 11am-5pm Pacific Time. Returnable for any reason within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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