New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1938 No. 7 of the Dana Girls series. Mrs. Crandall of Starhurst School plans to purchase a piece of property at Moon Lake for a girls' camp. Five girls, including Louise and Jean Dana, accompany Mrs. Crandall to the site on a weekend outing. The trip proves to be exciting, because the house located on the proposed camp property appears to be haunted-at any rate, someone else is staying in the house inside the locked attic room and only comes out at night when the Starhurst group is asleep. The girls convince Mrs. Crandall to extend their stay so that the mystery can be solved. If they can prove the camp property is not dangerous, Mrs. Crandall will purchase it. Refers to Mystery at the Crossroads on front flap of DJ and on the half title verso, refers to Nancy Drew's The Ringmaster's Secret on back of DJ. Condition notes: (viii), 218 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, green topstain, decorative cream/green eps, frontis; t.e. sunned, front hinge just starting. Cover: green tweed, dk green artwork and titles front/spine; v lt shelfwear w/mild sunning to edges. DJ: unclipped, color artwork and yellow/white titles front/spine; moderate edge/shelfwear w/loss at head/tail, several closed tears and crinkles, front f.e. tattered. A decent copy.

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Bookseller: Independent Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 038670
Title: The Mystery of the Locked Room : The Dana Girls Mystery Stories
Author: Keene, Carolyn
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: VG (-)
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Later Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1938
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: Dana Girls, girls, mystery

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Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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