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The Clue Of The Velvet Mask 1st Edition
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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Boise, Idaho, United States
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About This Item
NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Blue tweed boards, Nancy blue silhouette endsheets (not digger)- flap lists 30 titles with Velvet Mask last. Dark blue Nancy front board, wraparound jacket w/ Nancy holding magnifying glass on spine. Velvet Mask is also last listed last in books interior summary. Secret of the Jade Ring (Dana) and Forbidden Chest (Bolton) are final listed titles on back flap and back panel respectively. 211 pages. 2 odd flaws are noted. The verso of the 2nd endsheet had what I take to be a production roller mark, pale brownish, mild, in attempting to lightly erase (art gum) the soft text experienced a hint of abrasion. This is the blank sheet prior to the 1/2 title page. Parenthetically, only the 2nd time in 20 years I have experienced this. . . Additionally, I surmise that the last endsheet was inadvertently glued at its forward extremity to the paste down. The PD is the fixed final sheet. I was able to dislodge it with much gentle effort. It has left a tiny imperfection at the upper edge of the last endsheet. I will attempt to fotogaf these 2 issues along with book and jacket when time permits. Book seems utterly straight to me, uncocked, unbumped, no notable board edge abrasion. Text bright, unmarked, no creases or dogearing. Jacket has a hint of edge wear, micro-chip at spine, no notable tears, two 1/4" tears at top back panel and this back panel does have some scuff, will ship in new mylar wrapper, as do all of our jacketed books. Not xlibrary, 9595 at top front flap. Copyright page says 1953. PLEASE NOTE: this item matches Farah #1953A(1) format 14 (end papers #4) in all particulars as per our guide. Please order media mail shipping, we will ship (domestically) padded, boxed, insured, priority at our expense. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the strict, traditional standards. For this reason, we have virtually zero returns.*
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- Bookseller
- Brass DolphinBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007872
- Title
- The Clue Of The Velvet Mask 1st Edition
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MILDRED WIRT BENSON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's/Home School;
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