The Secret at Shadow Ranch (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/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, 1961. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tandy, Russell. Book #5 in the classic series featuring girl sleuth, Nancy Drew, & her chums, Bess & George. Orig. published in 1931, this edition is a 1961A-74 (per Farrah's 11th), the very last printing with a DJ before they switched to the yellow spine picture cover format in 1962. Blue tweed binding, multipic endpapers, 203 pages, retaining the original text & artist Russell Tandy's frontispiece, now on plain instead of glossy paper. The hardcover 12mo is in VG condition, with mild rubbing to extremities & slight corner bumping. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, though front hinge is ls starting to crack. Creamy white pages with a whisper of tanning, else unmarked. The unclipped wrap DJ (front flap lists to #36, rear flap to CB#12, back cover to DG #22) is VG, with slight edgewear & chipping to lower spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict he EXACT book you will receive from us--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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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022592
- Title
- The Secret at Shadow Ranch (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Illustrator
- Tandy, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- NANCY DREW CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS GIRLS FEMALE DETECTIVE SLEUTH COLLECTIBLE COLLECTABLE YA YOUNG ADULT HORSES MYSTERY FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...