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Tom Swift and his Giant Robot
by Appleton II, Victor
- Used
- near fine
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands
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$21.25
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About This Item
London: Sampson Low, 1954. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edward Moritz. First edition first printing. Book is tight clean with a hint of lean. Boards sharp and clean, Feels lightly read. Light toning to text block, more pronounced to top edge. Minor bump to foot of spine, near fine condition. Jacket some minor crimping and creasing to top edge. Rear white panel has 5mm tear and some light grubbiness. Overall a near fine book, in a very good jacket. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very nice example of this collectible first edition first printing book, the fourth in the Tom Swift series
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Tempo Star #14605.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 004050
- Title
- Tom Swift and his Giant Robot
- Author
- Appleton II, Victor
- Illustrator
- Edward Moritz
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sampson Low
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1954
- Pages
- 191
- Keywords
- tom swift General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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Birmingham, West Midlands
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About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- text block
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- fine
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- First Edition
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- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- jacket
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- spine
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