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The Boy Scouts' Victory
by Durston, George; Graef, R. (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1921. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Graef, R.. No. 12 in the series of scouting adventures written by George Durston & Robert Maitland (pseudonyms for Georgia Roberts Durston) 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). Hardcover 8vo has deep blue cloth over boards stamped with a multiscene image of scouts & lettering in black to front cover & spine. Condition is Near Fine: uncommonly clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age & paper quality, heavier around edges. Old gift inscription in blue pen inside front cover, else unmarked. The unclipped DJ (with cover art by R. Graef) is VG, with some chipping & short, unclosed tears, larger chip from head of spine at back cover intersection; else colorful & bright & 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 #
- 022365
- Title
- The Boy Scouts' Victory
- Author
- Durston, George; Graef, R. (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Graef, R.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saalfield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio
- 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
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
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