New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948 No. 19 of the Judy Bolton series. Judy's friend Roxy and her father are being held prisoner in Roxy's home by a group of criminals. Roxy and Judy trade places so that Roxy can take care of a certain bit of business and also fetch Peter. Judy is left alone with the criminals and must fool them about her true identity until help comes. Refers to The Forbidden Chest on front flap of DJ, refers to Cherry Ames Rest Home Nurse on rear flap of the DJ, refers to the Vicki Barr's The Mystery of the Vanishing Lady on back of DJ. Condition notes: (viii), 216 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, brown topstain, decorative cream/brown eps, frontis; f.e. a bit grubby. Cover: brown tweed, black artwork and titles front, black titles spine; v lt shelfwear, extrems barely worn, small white stain to head. DJ: clipped, color artwork and black/white titles front/spine; moderate edge/shelfwear w/ several small closed tears head tattered with some loss, narrow loss at tail, wear to extrems. DJ on front cover offset a bit with the last letters of titles and authors name wrapped to the inside front flap. A decent copy.

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Bookseller: Independent Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 038658
Title: The Secret of the Musical Tree : A Judy Bolton Mystery
Author: Sutton, Margaret
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good (+)
Jacket Condition: VG (-)
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Later Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1948
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Keywords: Judy Bolton, girl, mystery

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Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible

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Tail: The heel of the spine.
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.