Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar by Appleton, Victor - 1962

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 7x4x1. Brey, Charles. Reprint, MAD 58600-19-3, rear board lists through book 28, no list on prelim. No jacket as issued. Spine faded. 1962 Hard Cover. 188 pp. Color pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Includes illustrations by Charles Brey. An atomic-powered car that travels on land, water, and through the air -- Tom Swift Jr.'s latest invention -- is an extraordinary achievement. But even its young inventor could not anticipate what a dramatic role the Triphibian Atomicar would play in a technical aid mission which takes Tom and his top-flight engineers to the untamed Asian land of Kabulistan, to help the new republic develop its natural resources. Time and again Tom must pit his skill and courage against fierce, nomadic tribesmen. But this is not a one-sided conflict between the ancient and the modern. Beneath the façade of thunderous hoofbeats, spears, and scimitars is a… Read More

grosset & dunlap, first edition 1962. very good - fine pictorial boards,

grosset & dunlap, first edition 1962. near fine in pictorial boards, owner's written info inside

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+. 1962. Hardcover. Tom Swift, the boy scientist, was a favorite of kids in the mid-twentieth century--his exotic inventions blended concept in contemporary science with adventure. Published in 1962, this is a later printing--this was number 18 in the Tom Swift series, and the list of books on the rear cover extends to number 28 (published in 1968). Original publisher's color printed covers with practically no wear. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. ; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 188 pages .