The Secret in the Old Well (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories)
by Keene, Carolyn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- 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, 1944. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Volume #13 (the original beige picture cover edition, NOT the white spine reprint!) of this classic YA girls series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. Orig. published in a different format in 1944, this beige spine edition is from c. the early1960s, listing to DG#24 & ND#40 in front matter, DG#23 on rear cover. Hardcover with pictorial paper-covered boards has the original text, flashlight endpapers, plain frontis, 25 chapters, 215 pages. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, pages creamy white & unmarked. Binding strong & straight, slight splitting to rear hinge. Corners crisp, but mild rubbing to bottom edge of front board. Colors bright, no fading. 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 by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019616
- Title
- The Secret in the Old Well (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories)
- Author
- Keene, Carolyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- DANA GIRLS SISTERS COLLEGE STUDENTS FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS FEMALE DETECTIVE SLEUTH YA YOUNG ADULT PLANNING FOR GOLD RUSH SIERRA NEVADA BEIGE SPINE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...