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The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- Seller
-
Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1945. Number 22 in the series. Fourth printing (1945D-4 in Farah's Guide). Worn-through spots on the spine ends and corners. The spine is cocked. The boards are bowed. The leaves are toned. There is some insect damage to the rear endpapers. In a tight binding with hinges intact. The dust jacket has a small chip at the spine tail, where the serial number was. The spine is soiled and the blue Nancy Drew symbol is partially faded. There is some fading to the title on the front panel. Light edgewear otherwise. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. Hard Cover. Good+/Good+. Illus. by R. H. Tandy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
While trying to locate a missing dancer who is about to gain a large inheritance, Nancy Drew finds a clue leading to the solution of yet another mystery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010084
- Title
- The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Illustrator
- R. H. Tandy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Nancy Drew Mystery Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Young Adult; Mystery;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Banjo Booksellers
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Andover, Massachusetts
About Banjo Booksellers
On-line and mail-order only. We have a wide variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on modern first editions and collectible childrens books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
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