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The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
by Keene, Carolyn; Nappi, Rudy (Illustrator)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Nappi, Rudy. Book #39 in the classic series featuring girl sleuth, Nancy Drew, & her chums, Bess & George. This is a true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1962 (1962C-1 per Farah's 11th), listing only to self in front matter & back cover, with proposed "Moonstone Valley" title for next book on page 176. Hardcover 12mo has the matte yellow spine, girl behind tree on rear, white multipic endpapers; cover art, plain frontispiece, & 5 internals by Rudy Nappi. Unfortunately, condition is only Fair: significant rubbing to extremities, free front endpaper has been excised & hinge is cracked. Former owner colored all of the small vignettes on all endpapers; interior of book is clean & unmarked. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023624
- Title
- The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn; Nappi, Rudy (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Nappi, Rudy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- MYSTERY SUSPENSE CHILDREN'S SERIES GIRLS TEENAGE SLEUTH YA YOUNG ADULT YELLOW SPINE CHAPTER BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cracked
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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