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Nancy Brandon's Mystery
by Garis, Lillian C
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1925. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Book #2 in the short-lived Whitman mystery series for girls featuring teenager Nancy Brandon, written by one of the Stratemeyer Syndicate's most prolific children's series writers, this one under her own name. "There is no moralizing but a personal appeal for a greater & better idealism in our growing girlhood,'' as Nancy helps a wealthy but badly spoiled cousin...develop a better & more noble character" while solving a mystery in New Hampshire. In 300 pages + unnumbered pages listing other Whitman children's series books in rear. Orig. published in 1925, this is the same text as the First Edition, now in the Second State DJ updated for girls in the 1940s with a more "modern" look. Hardcover 12mo has light green cloth over boards stamped with black lettering to front & spine. Book is slightly larger than the original issues. Condition is Good+: generally very clean, text block strong, but both hinges cracked. Pages heavily tanned but unmarked; some light chipping at fore edge to some. Minor rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is also Good+: colorful & bright, with many small chips & general edgewear, heaviest at corners & both ends of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the 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 time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022664
- Title
- Nancy Brandon's Mystery
- Author
- Garis, Lillian C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- DETECTIVES SLEUTHS GIRLS SERIES BOOKS YA WOMEN FEMALES MYSTERY SUSPENSE 1920S TEENAGERS ADVENTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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- Second State
- used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
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