The Flaming Mountain (A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story)
by Blaine, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Book #17 in the YA boys series featuring Rick Brant & ex-Marine pal Scotty, who live on Spindrift Island off the New Jersey coast with Rick's father, who heads a group of scientists. The boys share thrilling adventures & solve mysteries through across 24 books, published 1947-1968. This is a true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1962, listing to self in front matter & back cover. It is a hardcover 8vo in the picture cover format, with brightly colored paper over boards & a gray spine. Condition is VG+: completely clean inside, with creamy white, unmarked pages. Binding strong & straight, though front hinge is cracked. Exterior shows rubbing to extremities, heaviest along spine, & bumped corners; slight stain to lower inner corner of back cover, does not impact interior.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 Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022763
- Title
- The Flaming Mountain (A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story)
- Author
- Blaine, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- SCIENCE BOYS ADVENTURE YA YOUNG ADULT SERIES ISLAND MYSTERY FICTION SCIENTISTS picture cover
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...