Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
by Keene, Carolyn; Tandy, Russell (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+/Good. Tandy, Russell. Book #8 in the classic series. Orig. published in 1932, this is a later printing (1949-A per Farah's 11th), medium-blue cloth binding with darker blue printing & blue silhouette of Nancy with magnifying class on right side of front cover, blue silhouette endpapers, listing to ND #26 on front flap, VB#4 on back, DG #4 on rear flap. White spine DJ retains the original cover art of Russell Tandy, as does the plain frontis; no internals. Orig. text in 209 pages, 25 chapters. Condition is Good+: generally quite clean with the occasional smudge or spot. Moderate rubbing to extremities & bumped corners. Former owner's name inside both front & back covers, another name in front in lighter pencil, else unmarked. Binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages mildly tanned. The unclipped DJ is Good, with significant rubbing to extremities, many tiny chips & light creases. Shadow of old tape inside, which also discolor all endpapers where former owner taped DJ to book. Nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the 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 #
- 022842
- Title
- Nancy's Mysterious Letter (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn; Tandy, Russell (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Tandy, Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- NANCY DREW CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS GIRLS FEMALE DETECTIVE SLEUTH COLLECTIBLE COLLECTABLE YA YOUNG ADULT WHITE SPINE DJ
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
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La Mesa, California
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