TOWER TREASURE: Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #1 (One)
by Dixon, Franklin W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap [1956] 214 pp. Original tan cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends slightly bumped. Orange and white endpapers by Gretta. Front hinge starting. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Yellow spine DJ has mild wear and short tears to edges. Moderately soiled. Pencil check marks next to four titles on front flap. DJ front flap lists to "The Secret of Pirates' Hill." The rear flap of DJ advertises "The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures." The rear panel of DJ advertises "Rick Brant Science-Adventure Stories." Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece drawing. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book ranks 55th on Publishers Weekly's All-Time Bestselling Children's Book List for the United States, with 2,209,774 copies sold as of 2001. This book is one of the "Original 10", generally considered to be the best examples of the Hardy Boys, and Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19886CH
- Title
- TOWER TREASURE: Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #1 (One)
- Author
- Dixon, Franklin W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS BOOKS JUVENILE CHILDREN STORIES FICTIONAL CHARACTERS FICTITIOUS CHARACTER HARDY FRANK HARDY JOE HARDY BOYS MYSTERY STORIES SERIES BOOKS ADVENTURE ILLUSTRATED AUTHORS DIXON FRANKLIN W. STRATEMEYER EDWARD L. 1862 1930 DETECTIVE STORIES FICTION GEN
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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