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Sea Gold (A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story)
by Blaine, John
- 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: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Book #3 in the YA boys series featuring Rick Brant & ex-Marine pal Scotty, who live on Spindrift Island off the New Jersey coast with Rick's father, who heads a group of scientists. The boys share thrilling adventures & solve mysteries through across 24 books, published 1947-1968. Orig. published in 1947, this is a later printing, listing to Book #13 in front matter, in 214 pages with map endpapers & plain frontispiece. Hardcover 8vo with red-tan decorative cloth-covered boards is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages only lightly tanned around edges, but unmarked. Only flaw is mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is only Good, downgraded due to taped repair on back to front flap & minor chipping to head of spine; else, bright & colorful, NO fading; nicely protected in new clear 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 Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019735
- Title
- Sea Gold (A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story)
- Author
- Blaine, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- SCIENCE BOYS ADVENTURE YA YOUNG ADULT SERIES ISLAND MYSTERY FICTION SCIENTISTS dust jacket
- 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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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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