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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid by Appleton II, Victor - 1967

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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid by Appleton II, Victor - 1967

Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

by Appleton II, Victor

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 174 pp. Presumed first printing (lists to itself on rear board). The twenty-ninth book in The Tom Swift Jr. series. Illustrated by Ray Johnson. Date written on free front endpaper, some light rubbing to boards.

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  • Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1967

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Tom Swift And His Deep-Sea Hydrodome : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures  #11: Blue Tweed Boards -...

Tom Swift And His Deep-Sea Hydrodome : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #11: Blue Tweed Boards - The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures Series

by Appleton II, Victor

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. 184 pages: 5 x 7.5 in.: 1: Vol. 11: KB#010645: Boards are Blue Tweed. Front cover has "TOM SWIFT Jr." and his portrait on it. No dustjacket. Boards have light rubbing along edges and corners. Otherwise, pages are clean, unmarked, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "From the moment Tom swift finds himself tossed about helplessly in an undersea geyser to the time he faces possible death at the hands of his enemies, the young scientist fights to overcome many obstacles in putting his two latest inventions to use. When Tom discovers that helium on the ocean bottom had caused a geyser, he plunges into the task of building an underwater city of derricks and pipelines to capture the gas. His astounding new water-repelling machine and phenomenal hydrodome make the gigantic operation possible." .
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Tom Swift In The Caves Of Nuclear Fire : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures  #8: Blue Tweed Boards...

Tom Swift In The Caves Of Nuclear Fire : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #8: Blue Tweed Boards - The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures Series

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. 214 pages: 5 x 7.5 in.: 1: Vol. 8: KB#010642: Boards are Blue Tweed. Front cover has "TOM SWIFT Jr." and his portrait on it. No dustjacket. Boards have light rubbing along edges and corners. Otherwise, pages are clean, unmarked, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Tom, that strange gas is fantastic--disintegrates everything it touches! What do you think it is?' Fascinated by the amazing report from a pilot who crash-landed in the African jungle, Tom Swift Jr.'s eyes glow with curiosity as he replies: 'Sounds like antiprotons rampaging. Such a phenomenon is unknown on earth. This may be the greatest discovery of the century. It could revolutionize the whole science of atomic energy. Let's investigate that taboo mountain." .
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Tom Swift on The Phantom Satellite

by Victor Appleton II

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Book. Illus. by Graham Kaye, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Very Good+/Very Good+. Graham Kaye, Illustrator. Number 9 in "The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures" series. Clean blue boards with darker blue lettering and image of Tom Swift Jr. on cover, dark blue lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages are clean, with clean illustrated endpapers. Small previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of frontispiece illustration. Illustrations by Graham Kaye. 214 pages. Clean bright color illustrated dust jacket is unchipped, has two very short closed edge tears; 100100 at top corner of front inside flap, 110-150 at lower corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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Tom Swift And His Deep-Sea Hydrodome : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures  #11: Blue Tweed Boards -...

Tom Swift And His Deep-Sea Hydrodome : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #11: Blue Tweed Boards - The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures Series

by Appleton II, Victor

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover. 184 pages: 5 x 7.5 in.: 1: Vol. 11: KB#010645: Boards are Blue Tweed. Front cover has "TOM SWIFT Jr." and his portrait on it. No dustjacket. Boards have light rubbing along edges and corners. Otherwise, pages are clean, unmarked, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "From the moment Tom swift finds himself tossed about helplessly in an undersea geyser to the time he faces possible death at the hands of his enemies, the young scientist fights to overcome many obstacles in putting his two latest inventions to use. When Tom discovers that helium on the ocean bottom had caused a geyser, he plunges into the task of building an underwater city of derricks and pipelines to capture the gas. His astounding new water-repelling machine and phenomenal hydrodome make the gigantic operation possible." .
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Tom Swift In The Caves Of Nuclear Fire : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures  #8: Blue Tweed Boards...

Tom Swift In The Caves Of Nuclear Fire : The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #8: Blue Tweed Boards - The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures Series

by Appleton II, Victor

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hard Cover. 214 pages: 5 x 7.5 in.: 1: Vol. 8: KB#010642: Boards are Blue Tweed. Front cover has "TOM SWIFT Jr." and his portrait on it. No dustjacket. Boards have light rubbing along edges and corners. Otherwise, pages are clean, unmarked, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Tom, that strange gas is fantastic--disintegrates everything it touches! What do you think it is?' Fascinated by the amazing report from a pilot who crash-landed in the African jungle, Tom Swift Jr.'s eyes glow with curiosity as he replies: 'Sounds like antiprotons rampaging. Such a phenomenon is unknown on earth. This may be the greatest discovery of the century. It could revolutionize the whole science of atomic energy. Let's investigate that taboo mountain." .
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Tom Swift on The Phantom Satellite
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Tom Swift on The Phantom Satellite

by Victor Appleton II

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Book. Illus. by Graham Kaye, Illustrator. Very Good+. Hardcover. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. Very Good+/Very Good+. Graham Kaye, Illustrator. Number 9 in "The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures" series. Clean blue boards with darker blue lettering and image of Tom Swift Jr. on cover, dark blue lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages are clean, with clean illustrated endpapers. Small previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of frontispiece illustration. Illustrations by Graham Kaye. 214 pages. Clean bright color illustrated dust jacket is unchipped, has two very short closed edge tears; 100100 at top corner of front inside flap, 110-150 at lower corner of front inside flap. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

by Appleton II, Victor

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Grosset and Dunlap, 1966 Tom Swift # 29 (second series) in Good condition in Pictorial boards. Lists to self on back cover.. Hard Cover. Good/Issued Without Jacket. Illus. by Edward Moritz. Hardcover.
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

by Victor Appleton II

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

by Appleton II, Victor

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Grosset and Dunlap, 1966 Tom Swift # 29 (second series) in Very Good condition in Pictorial boards. Lists to self on back cover.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. Illus. by Edward Moritz. Hardcover.
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TOM SWIFT AND THE CAPTIVE PLANETOID (THE NEW TOM SWIFT JR. ADVENTURES, 29)

by Appleton, Victor, II [author]; Johnson, Ray [illustrator]

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New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1967. Hardcover. Octavo; G+; Hardcover; Spine, yellow with black print, illustration; Boards in illustrated paper, light bump to spine tail, 2 small surface tears on rear, toning to spine; Text block has blue tinted top edge, slight blemish to top of endpaper hinges, else clean and tight; 174 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). 1339749. FP New Rockville Stock.
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TOM SWIFT AND THE CAPTIVE PLANETOID. (New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #29 in Series; Grosset & Dunlap Book # 9129 .)

by Appleton, Victor II

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New York, NY, USA.: Grosset & Dunlap., 1967. Book. Illus. by Ray Johnson Painted cover!. Near Fine.. Pictorial Illustrated Boards. First Hardcover Edition.. 174 pages; B&W illustrated throughout. "When weird masked raiders attack a United States spaceport, Tom's plans for his latest space exploration project are jeopardized. The project would launch artronauts on a newly sighted planetoid for an epic voyage around the sun. First, Tom must prove that his latest invention, the Duratherm Wing, can bring reentering spacecraft safely down to earth. A fiery mishap on the test flight is only the young scientist-inventor being accused to masterminding the spaceport raid. In the meantime, another small planet has been mysteriously captured by earth's gravity. On an expedition to the strange planetoid, Tom discovers a fantastic prize. But grim developments follow. The planetoid is sinking into the stomphere and threatens the continent of North America with the most terrible castastrophe in… Read More
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid (# 29)

Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid (# 29)

by Appleton II, Victor

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. Solid with small bumps on the bottom corners of the covers and the covers show light wear. Lists up to this title on the back cover list.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid  (#29)

Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid (#29)

by Appleton, Victor II

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NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967. pictorial c w/gold spine; pictorial end papers; 174 clean, unmarked pages; lists to this title on back cover. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Ray Johnson. 12 vo.
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

by Appleton, Victor II

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Grosset and Dunlap, 1967. First Edition . Pictorial Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Tom Swift Jr. #29, lists to this title. Very close to new, but for a couple of speck spots to page edges, and slight soil to fore edge.
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Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

by APPLETON II, Victor

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London: Collins, 1969. Copyright (1st edition) . Hardcover. Very Good. Ray Johnson. The Tom Swift Science Adventures. Hardback: illustrated by RAY JOHNSON, colour pictorial covers are slightly bumped and rubbed on the spine tips and corners, spine and back cover slightly faded, some light internal foxing, vg. 8vo, 192pp. This title is the last listed on the back cover.
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TOM SWIFT AND THE CAPTIVE PLANETOID. (New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures #29 in Series; Grosset & Dunlap Book # 9129 )

by Appleton, Victor II

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New York, NY, USA.: Grosset & Dunlap., 1967. Book. Illus. by Ray Johnson Painted cover!. FINE.. Pictorial Illustrated Boards. First Hardcover Edition.. 174 pages; B&W illustrated throughout. "When weird masked raiders attack a United States spaceport, Tom's plans for his latest space exploration project are jeopardized. The project would launch artronauts on a newly sighted planetoid for an epic voyage around the sun. First, Tom must prove that his latest invention, the Duratherm Wing, can bring reentering spacecraft safely down to earth. A fiery mishap on the test flight is only the young scientist-inventor being accused to masterminding the spaceport raid. In the meantime, another small planet has been mysteriously captured by earth's gravity. On an expedition to the strange planetoid, Tom discovers a fantastic prize. But grim developments follow. The planetoid is sinking into the stomphere and threatens the continent of North America with the most terrible castastrophe in… Read More
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