The Mystery of Cabin Island.
by DIXON, Franklin W. [McFARLANE, Leslie]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Some very slight light spotting to the upper right quadrant of the front panel of the red cloth; a bright, tight and sound copy
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Grosset & Dunlap,, [1929].. First edition.. publisher's red lettered cloth in dust jacket.. Some very slight light spotting to the upper right quadrant of the front panel of the red cloth; a bright, tight and sound copy in a jacket with a chip at the top of the backstrip, removing all of the title lettering, and a diagonal chip at the bottom of the spine removing half of the imprint. There are a few other smaller chips at extremities; but on the whole an attractive example. . 8vo,. Illustrated by Walter S. Rogers.. Carpentieri 1929 A-1. The Hardy Boys Stories, 8.
Synopsis
The Mystery Of Cabin Island is Volume 8 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book is one of the "Original 10", generally considered to be the best examples of the Hardy Boys, and Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing. This book is also considered, along with The Secret Of The Caves to be one of the best of the Hardy Boys stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76314
- Title
- The Mystery of Cabin Island.
- Author
- DIXON, Franklin W. [McFARLANE, Leslie]
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Walter S. Rogers.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's red lettered cloth in dust jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - Some very slight light spotting to the upper right quadrant of the front panel of the red cloth; a bright, tight and sound copy
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1929].
- Pages
- iv, 214 [6, ads] pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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