The Yellow Warning (A Connie Blair Mystery)

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Book #7 in this short-lived (12-volumes, 1948-1958) girls' series written by Betty Cavanaugh under the pseudonym Betsy Allen, each featuring a "color" in the title connected to a new mystery confronting our heroine Connie Blair, a career girl working at an advertising agency in Philadelphia, PA. This edition is one of the originals with its DJ, NOT the later picture cover reprints from the 1960s. Hardcover 12mo has brown tweed cloth-covered boards with darker brown lettering & profile of Connie on front cover. This is a true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, listing to Self in front matter & on front DJ flap. Condition is VG, marred only by very slight rubbing to extremities, a small dent to lower edge of front board, & mottling to top outside page edges. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, but first one is starting. Pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning, completely unmarked. The unclipped DJ is Good: colorful, but with moderate rubbing to all extremities & many small chips & creases. The back shows dampstaining, but not visible from front & does not impact the book; nicely protected in clear mylar for you collection. Our photos show 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 (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.