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The Secret of the Caves (A Hardy Boys Mystery Story)
by Dixon, Franklin W. (McFarlane, Leslie)
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Volume #7 in the thrilling YA series featuring the sleuthing brothers Frank & Joe Hardy, who follow in th footsteps of their detective father & solve cases packed with mystery, excitement, & adventure! Orig. published in 1929, this is the 1950's era tan tweed edition with the later wrap spine DJ, brown multipic endpapers & plain frontispiece, in 25 chapters, 210 pages, original text. Lists to HB#40 in front matter. Hardcover 12mo is in Near Fine condition: completely clean save for a bit of blue dye bleed down fore edge; binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages show only a whisper of tanning, completely unmarked. The unclipped DJ (listing to HB#40 on front flap, KH#16 on rear flap, TS#17 on back cover) is Near Fine: colorful & bright, with no fading or edgewear. Downgraded due to a tiny 1/2" tear with slight wrinkling to head of spine; nicely protected in new mylar cover FREE for your collection! 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); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
The Secret of the Caves is Volume 7 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1929. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter.The original version of this book was rewritten in 1965 by Andrew E. Svenson resulting in two different stories with the same title.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021384
- Title
- The Secret of the Caves (A Hardy Boys Mystery Story)
- Author
- Dixon, Franklin W. (McFarlane, Leslie)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- BOYS BROTHERS SLEUTHS DETECTIVE MYSTERY ADVENTURE TEENAGERS CRIME SOLVING FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS YA YOUNG ADULT TEENS MIDDLE SCHOOL multipic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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La Mesa, California
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