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The Secret of the Barred Window (Judy Bolton Mystery Stories)
by Sutton, Margaret; Doane, Pelagie (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
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1943. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. Doane, Pelagie. Book #16 in the YA mystery series featuring Judy Bolton. Orig. published in 1943, this is a slightly later printing (c. 1950s) in the format with the bright red cloth-covered boards with black lettering & house design in lower-outer corner of front cover & "haunted house" endpapers. In 207 pages with list of other JB titles (thru #26) in front matter, plain frontispiece by Pelagie Doane. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & square, but front hinge is cracked. Pages moderately tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality, unmarked save for blank label pasted inside front cover. Corners crisp. The unclipped DJ is the original "white spine" variety, listing to JB#24 on front flap, Connie Blair #8 on rear flap, Beverly Gray #20 on back cover. Condition is VG+: clean & bright with light edgewear, heavier to flaps & both ends of spine, in the form of small chips & tiny rubbed holes; 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 time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023547
- Title
- The Secret of the Barred Window (Judy Bolton Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Sutton, Margaret; Doane, Pelagie (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Doane, Pelagie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- JUDY BOLTON GIRLS FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS FEMALE DETECTIVE SLEUTH YA YOUNG ADULT RED WHITE SPINE DJ HAUNTED HOUSE
- 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
About Gargoyle Books
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- Crisp
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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