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While the Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories)
by Dixon, Franklin W. (McFarlane, Leslie)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Volume #11 in the thrilling YA series featuring the sleuthing brothers Frank & Joe Hardy, who follow in th footsteps of their detective father & solve cases packed with mystery, excitement, & adventure! Orig. published in 1932, this is later (1940s-1950s) tan tweed edition with the later wrap spine DJ, first-issued orange Gretta endpapers & plain frontispiece, in 24 chapters, 213 pages + ads in rear, no lists of other titles in front matter, original text. Hardcover 12mo is in VG condition: very clean, binding strong & straight, but front hinge cracked. Mild rubbing to extremities & pushing to lower spine. Former owner's bookplate to back of frontispiece, else pages clean & unmarked.The DJ has both corners clipped & is downgraded to Poor to due masking tape residue to both top & bottom edges (colored black) & moderate rubbing; no fading. Lists to (listing to HB#36 on front flap, RB#12 on rear flap, LR#18 on black cover); nicely protected in new mylar cover FREE for your collection!Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
While The Clock Ticked is Volume 11 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Reviews
On Jan 3 2024, a reader said:
Two boys dressed in 1930s fashion are centered on brown boards. A hat and scarf are worn by one. A pair of endpapers, in orange and white, feature a boy wearing a hat atop a tree, peering through binoculars at a cabin situated on a bluff across the street. Clean and brilliant pages and endpapers are present. dark topstain. Copyright Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. The copyright page makes no mention of any other prints. Plot synopsis: "A banker from Lakeside named Raymond Dalrymple arrives at the Hardy residence to ask Fenton Hardy for help after receiving death threats. With hesitation, he accepts Frank and Joe's offers of assistance. A car almost runs over the tough boys shortly afterward while they are out for a hike with their pals. In Purdy Place, they next look around. I have read it from shabd.in and kindle too.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021377
- Title
- While the Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Dixon, Franklin W. (McFarlane, Leslie)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- BOYS BROTHERS SLEUTHS DETECTIVE MYSTERY ADVENTURE TEENAGERS CRIME SOLVING FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS YA YOUNG ADULT TEENS MIDDLE SCHOOL gretta
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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- 12mo
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- Poor
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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- VG
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- Cracked
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