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Tom Swift and His Sky Train or, Overland Through the Clouds (Tom Swift Series)
by Appleton, Victor, II [Garis, Howard]; The Kerrs (Illustrators)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1931. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. The Kerrs. Vol.#34 in the original Tom Swift series, which was comprised of 40 volumes featuring the young inventor written by writers in the Stratemeyer Syndicate's stable of authors under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II (this one actually by Howard Garis). 218 pp. Originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1931, this is one of the slightly later Whitman reprints (#2162), with 9 titles on front flap & back cover of DJ & slightly different DJ cover art (by "The Kerrs'). Hardcover 12mo has tan cloth-covered boards stamped with darker brown lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: quite clean & bright, binding straight & strong, front hinge cracked. Pages heavily tanned, but unmarked. Remnants of old price sticker to ffep. Mild rubbing to extremities & very slight bumping to corners. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): very bright & colorful, with some significant chipping & heavy rubbing to both ends of spine, corners, & flap edges; 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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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023404
- Title
- Tom Swift and His Sky Train or, Overland Through the Clouds (Tom Swift Series)
- Author
- Appleton, Victor, II [Garis, Howard]; The Kerrs (Illustrators)
- Illustrator
- The Kerrs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- BOYS SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS YA YOUNG ADULT MYSTERY ADVENTURE HERO INVENTOR inventions aviation flying flight planes aircraft DJ
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Planes/Trains/Automobiles/Boats/Motorcycles/Bikes;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
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