The Winking Ruby Mystery (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories)
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1957. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good. Volume #19 (the original beige picture cover edition, NOT the white spine reprint!) of this classic YA girls series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. Slightly later printing (listing to #25 on rear cover, #27 in front matter) of the First Edition from 1957, this hardcover with pictorial paper-covered boards has the original text, flashlight endpapers, plain frontis, 20 chapters,181 pages. Condition is Good, downgraded due to moderate rubbing all around, heavier bumping to corners & both ends of spine. Former owner's name in faded magic marker on front cover & ffep. Binding tight, hinges secure.Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019369
- Title
- The Winking Ruby Mystery (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- DANA GIRLS SISTERS COLLEGE STUDENTS FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS FEMALE DETECTIVE SLEUTH YA YOUNG ADULT PLANNING FOR GOLD RUSH SIERRA NEVADA BEIGE PICTURE COVER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...