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The Boy Scouts to the Rescue
by Durston, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1921. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. No. 2 in the series of what would become 12 adventures in this popular series for boys published by Saalfield beginning shortly after the formation of the Boy Scouts of America. Though this is a FIRST EDITION, cannot determine printing as there are no other books in the series listed. Unpaginated, no ads for other books, plain frontispiece (artist unattributed). Slim tan hardcover with decorative cloth over boards is in Near Fine condition: uncommonly clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age & paper quality. Old gift inscription dated 1934 in pencil to ffep, else clean & unmarked. Very mild bumping to lower spine & corners. The DJ is just Good: large chip out of top edge of front cover, rubbing to all extremities. But colors are bright, no fading; nicely protected in new mylar cover free! 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 (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020875
- Title
- The Boy Scouts to the Rescue
- Author
- Durston, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saalfield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- BOY SCOUTS BOYS ADVENTURE SERIES EUROPE WORLD WAR I WWI YA MIDDLE SCHOOL FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Children-Young Adult (YA) / Scouting/Other Boys & Girls Clubs;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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