Mystery of the Ambush in India (A Biff Brewster Mystery Adventure)
by Adams, Andy
- 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, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Book #7 in the YA adventure series for boys from the 1960s, this one taking Biff & his two friends to India, where he befriends a local boy who later saves his life. A true FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1962 (listing to self in front matter & to previous title on rear DJ), this hardcover has 170 pages, with decorative endpapers & a plain frontispiece. Mottled gray cloth over boards with darker gray lettering & design. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & tight, hinges intact, pages creamy white & unmarked. Only flaw is minor rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Good+ due to many mini chips & short tears, rubbing, but NO fading. Orig. $1.50 price sticker to front; nicely protected in clear mylar cover. 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); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019739
- Title
- Mystery of the Ambush in India (A Biff Brewster Mystery Adventure)
- Author
- Adams, Andy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BOYS YA YOUNG ADULT SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS ADVENTURE MYSTERY INDIA FICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...