Search Results: JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories from Old Algonquin Books

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1930). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 1959b printing. Beige boards with brown multi-scene endpapers. Wrap-around picture on dust jacket of 2 boys (1 kneeling) and a kneeling policeman. Front flap lists 38 titles, rear flap lists 8 Tom Corbett, rear panel lists 14 Tom Swifts. Jacket has two one-inch tears, few tiny chip at top of spine, rubs at fold. Mylar protective cover on dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1954). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 1960a printing. Beige tweed boards, brown multiscene endpapers, Wrap-around dust jacket, price code 100100. Front flap shows 39 Hardy Boys titles, rear flap has 15 Rick Brant Stories, and rear panel has 15 Tom Swift books. Book is fine, straight and unmarked. Dust jacket has light edgewear, tiny corner chips, 1/4" tear. Mylar covered dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1959. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/very good +. 1959b reprint of 1943 book. Tan tweed boards with brown mulitple scene endpapers. Dust jacket has yellow spine. Front flap lists to The Mystery at Devil's Paw, rear flap lists 14 Rick Brant books, and rear panel lists 14 Tom Swift titles. Book is fine with black top edges, clean and unmarked. Bright dust jacket has a couple of 1/4" tears, and some rubbing on fold.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1943). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 1950B reprint of 1943 book. Dust jacket front flap lists 29 titles through "The Secret of the Lost Tunnel"; back flap lists 4 Tom Quest titles, and rear panel has 12 Lone Rangers. Brown boards and orange endpaper illustration. Bright dust jacket illustration and yellow spine. Price-clipped flap. Jacket has three half-inch tears and some rubs at folds. Clean and unmarked. Mylar cover on all our dust jackets.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 1957 reprint of 1934 book. Pictorial wrap-around dust jacket front flap lists 37 titles through "Ghost at Skeleton Rock"; back panel lists 11 Tom Swift Jr. titles. Beige boards with brown multiple scene endpapers. Book is fine, clean and unmarked. The bright dust jacket has a two inch tear at bottom of spine and tiny corner chips. Mylar cover on all our dust jackets.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1928). Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 1959c printing. Beige boards, brown multi-scene endpapers. Picture on spine shows boys looking toward beach on right. Front flap lists to #38 Mystery at Devil's Paw, rear flap lists 14 Ken Holt books, and rear panel lists 14 Tom Swifts. Small bump on front board corner, otherwise book is fine, clean and straight. Dust jacket has a half-inch tear and crease on back and light edgewear at spine and corners. Mylar protective cover on dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Reprint. Fine/Very good. 1959b printing of 1939 book. Beige board, brown multi-picture endpapers. Dust jacket has yellow spine and price code 100100 on flap. 38 titles are listed on front flap, 8 Tom Corbet on rear flap, and 14 Tom Swift on rear panel. Book is fine, clean and unmarked. Bright dust jacket has rubs and small chips on front fold and a couple of 1/4 inch tears at bottom. Mylar cover on all our dust jackets.

NY: Dodd, Mead, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Lorence F. Bjorklund. Story of a 13-year-old boy in 1925 New Mexico. 222 pages. Illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund. Bright pictorial dust jacket has small corner chip.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931). Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 1950s reprint. Blue boards with black sillouette of Nancy to right to title. Endpaper illustration of Nancy behind tree watching digging man. Last title on front flap is The Scarlet Slipper Mystery. Rear panel Dana Girls listed to The Secret of the Jade Ring. Front flap top corner clipped, bottom shows 100-150. Nice bright book with just a spot of fade on top edges. Bright dust jacket illustration of Nancy in pink sweater behind tree. Small chips and creases on edges of jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Later printing. hardcover. Near fine/very good +. 1956A printing of 1931 book. Bright clean unmarked book and dust jacket. Jacket is price-clipped. Lists to #33 The Witch Tree Symbol on front flap. Rear panel Dana Girls to #17, and rear flap to Beverly Gray #25. Half-inch tear on front panel and slight wear top of spine & corners.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Later printing. hardcover. Near fine/Very good. 1956B printing of 1933 book. Bright clean unmarked book and dust jacket. Lists to #34 The Hidden Window Mystery on front flap. Rear panel Dana Girls to #18, and rear flap to Vicki Barr #11.. Wrap around pictorial dust jacket has tiny tiny chips and rubs.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good /Good. Medium blue boards (depressed dots) with orange sillouette & printing. Orange & white endpaper illustration of Nancy with spyglass. Plain paper frontis by Tandy. Front flap lists to this title. Rear flap lists 12 Dana Girls titles, and rear panel lists 15 Judy Bolton books. Poor quality wartime pages tanned. Board edges slightly darkened and soft at corners. Jacket flap (with P.C.J.) has a 1-1/2" closed tear. Bright illustration on front of dj, white spine. Half-inch and smaller chips at corners and top edges, not affecting text. Dusty & rubbed rear panel. Appears to be first edition, 1944A per Farah's Guide. Mylar protective cover on dust jacket.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1930). Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very good. Later printing (1950s). Blue tweed boards with black sillouette of Nancy to right of title on front board. Pictorial endpapers with Nancy behind tree watching man digging. Plain paper frontis illustration of Nancy and 2 women. Bright dust jacket with Nancy kneeling. Front flap shows 32 titles ending in The Scarlet Slipper Mystery. List on inside pages shows to Haunted Showboat. Top flap corner is clipped. Couple of tiny chips at top of jacket spine and light edgewear at corners. Clean and unmarked.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932). Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. 1948B printing of this title. Dust jacket has white spine, and illustration on front of Nancy in fir coat and a crowd of people. Medium blue boards have some wear on edges. Sillouette endpapers. Previous owner first name & 1949 date written on front free endpaper. Jacket flap shows to #25 Ghost at Blackwood Hall. Three Judy Bolton titles on back. Couple of 1/4" chips and edgewear on jacket enclosed in mylar cover.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932). Later printing. hardcover. Fine/near fine. 1956A printing of 1932 book. Bright clean unmarked book and dust jacket. Lists to #33 The Witch Tree Symbol on front flap. Rear panel Dana Girls to #17, and rear flap to Beverly Gray #25. Wrap around pictorial dust jacket has tiny rubs at corners.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1949). Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Later printing of the second Ken Holt mystery series. Dust jacket flap & list in book show last title Mystery of the Vanishing Magician. Code at top corner of flap 100100. Bright pictorial front and spine of jacket. Tan boards, endpaper illustration of old house & lightning. Top page edges are white (blue apparently faded or sanded off). Small board corner bump, otherwise clean, straight and unmarked. Dust jacket has a half-inch chip at top, few creases and edgewear.