Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures)
by Appleton, Victor, II; Kaye, Graham (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Hardcover. Good+. Kaye, Graham. Vol. #3 in the second Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 33 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II. Originally published in1954, this book is part of the second Picture Cover series from the 1960s, in the later Gold spine edition (for the earlier Blue spine edition, see our listing #019844). With decorative paper over boards, in 208 pages with a plain frontispiece, endpapers, & internal drawings by illustrator Graham Kaye. It is a later printing, listing to book #20 in both front matter & on back cover. Condition is Good+: generally very clean, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, but front one starting to split. Pages creamy white with very mild tanning/dust dulling to outside edges; top stain is a bit spotted. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Flaws: moderate rubbing to extremities, heaviest at both ends of spine & all corners. N0 DJ, as issued.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019830
- Title
- Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures)
- Author
- Appleton, Victor, II; Kaye, Graham (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Kaye, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BOYS SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS YA YOUNG ADULT MYSTERY ADVENTURE HERO INVENTOR SCIENCE FICTION picture cover
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Science Fiction-Fantasy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....