New York, Toronto, London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, xiii, 433 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pictorial blue and green with white and black lettering. Dust jacket has slight, general wear and mild age toning with minor edge wear. Small tape mend to the head front edge. Price clipped front flap. Slight age toning exteriorly. Boards show mild wear with lightly rubbed head/tail edges. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Pictorial end papers. Slight creases to fore edge to pages nineteen to thirty eight. Illustrated. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1375885. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Bookseller: Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1375885
Title: THE EXPLORER [INSCRIBED]
Author: Keyes, Frances Parkinson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company
Place of Publication: New York, Toronto, London
Date Published: 1964

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