By the Light of the Study Lamp.
by KEENE, Carolyn. [McFARLANE, Leslie]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A bright with some fading to the spine (more pronounced at the top 1/4" matching chips to the dust jacket).. The text bloc
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, [1934]. First edition.. publisher's purple cloth with black circle containing silhouettes of the Dana Girls; with chain; in dust jacket.. A bright with some fading to the spine (more pronounced at the top 1/4" matching chips to the dust jacket).. The text block is clean and undamaged; clean and undamaged. The dust jacket is also faded at the backstrip, with tiny chips at extremities and some light soiling and a 1-1/2" closed tear to the top of the rear panel.. 8vo,. Illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren.. 13 Nancy Drew titles listed on the rear jacket flap. The Dana Girls Mystery Stories, 1.
Synopsis
By the Light of the Study Lamp is the first book in The Dana Girls detective series, originally produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. It was issued in 1934, as part of a three-volume release in order to test the market for the series. Louise and Jean Dana, orphaned sisters, receive the gift of an antique study lamp as a parcel from their Uncle Ned Dana, skipper of the SS Balaska, as they are packing to return to their school for a second year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75280
- Title
- By the Light of the Study Lamp.
- Author
- KEENE, Carolyn. [McFARLANE, Leslie]
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's purple cloth with black circle containing silhouettes of the Dana Girls; with chain; in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - A bright with some fading to the spine (more pronounced at the top 1/4" matching chips to the dust jacket).. The text bloc
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1934]
- Size
- 8vo,
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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