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The Secret in the Old Well (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories)
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good+/VG-. Volume #13 in the classic series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. Orig. published in 1944, this is a slightly (c. mid-1950s) printing of that First Edition, listing to DG#21 & ND#37 in front matter & to DG#21 on front flap, JB#31 on rear flap, ND#36 on back DJ. With the blue tweed cover design, this hardcover book has 25 chapters, 215 pages, flashlight endpapers, & plain frontispiece. Condition is Good+: generally very clean, binding strong & square but rear hinge is cracked. Pages slightly off-white, modest tanning. Rubbing to extremities & mildly bumped corners. The unclipped DJ is VG-, with light-moderate rubbing, heaviest at both ends of spine, some short tears & creases, chipping to corners. NO fading. Looks nice protected in new mylar cover FREE! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019624
- Title
- The Secret in the Old Well (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- DANA GIRLS SISTERS COLLEGE STUDENTS FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS FEMALE DETECTIVE SLEUTH YA YOUNG ADULT WRAP DJ
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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