Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon Or, the Longest Shots on Record

London, England: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good. 1913. Trade Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Later printing. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The orange covers have noticeable ground-in dirt and a couple of strips of what discoloration (mostly to the rear cover. The spine of the book cover has noticeable toning / darkening. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and date on the front endpaper. "Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. Inaugurated in 1910, the sequence of series comprises more than 100 volumes. The first Tom Swift – later, Tom Swift Sr. – was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book packaging firm. Tom's adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with Howard Garis. Most of the books are credited to the collective pseudonym "Victor Appleton". The 33 volumes of the second series use the pseudonym Victor Appleton II for the author. For this series, and some later ones, the main character is "Tom Swift Jr." New titles have been published again from 2019 after a gap of about ten years, roughly the time that has passed before every resumption. Most of the series emphasized Tom's inventions. The books generally describe the effects of science and technology as wholly beneficial, and the role of the inventor in society as admirable and heroic. "(from Wikipedia) .