The Six Fingered Glove Mystery (Kay Tracey Mystery Stories)

New York, New York: Cuppless & Leon Company, 1936. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. iBook #5 (of what would eventually become a series of 18) in the girls mystery series designed to capitalize on the success of Nancy Drew. These were written 1934 to 1942 under the pseudonym Frances K. Judd by four women at the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Like Nancy, Kay was also a 16-year-old high school student who solved mysteries. the stories were revised & reprinted thru the 1980s. These are the originals. This one has 203 pages + unpaginated blank pages in rear, glossy frontispiece. Orig published in 1936, this is a slightly later printing of that FIRST EDITION (listing to KT#6 in front matter & to #18 on front DJ flap). With tan cloth-over-boards stamped in red lettering to front & spine, this hardcover small 8vo is in VG+ condition: from a single-owner collection, it is completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. As they were printed on wartime paper, the pages are heavily tanned & somewhat brittle, but completely unmarked. Very minor rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. The bottom-clipped DJ has a note "To Parents" on back flap extolling the virtues of this publisher's children's books, & a call to Buy War Bonds "so that we & our children may continue to enjoy the blessings of freedom [including the freedom to read, as] "books are a symbol of liberty." Condition is downgraded to Good due to a large triangular chip missing from front cover, along with a small area of sticker pull to upper-outer corner of front cover. Else, colorful & bright with minor edgewear; protected in nonreflective mylar cover by former owner. 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 (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.