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Missing dust jacket.Pages clean, no marks, but page edges have tiny discoloration spotting, bottom page edge has black remainder mark.Cover boards are very good condition - no edge or corner wear.

From back: "Gilbert wants to be a detective when he grows up. So he practices all the time. Then one day he finds a duck in the elevator of his housing project."New book. Clean. Tight. Never read. Price sticker on back.

From front DJ flap: "From the best mystery writers at work today, here is a collection of nineteen original stories written exclusively for this edition of the beloved Cat Crimes series. Our four-footed friends are always up to something, especially around the holidays, when mischief is usually brewing."
Book - Good condition. Ex-lib stamps and dried glue. Front end paper has a rectangle cut from the upper corner (I'm guessing a name?) The rest of the pages/text is clean and the binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Good condition. In clear protective cover. Protective cover has some rubbing and there are library stickers/tape on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is stuck to the book covers and does not come off.
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310 pages

From Wikipedia: "Plot. A rare and valuable Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop and the owner asks Nancy for help."Very Good- condition. The cover has a blue cloth look, but I'm pretty sure it is a textured paper with a dark blue 1940s silhouette on front board, blue and white multi-scene end papers. There is a dark navy tint at the top of the pages. There are a couple stains on the bottom of closed book pages and one of those is also on the bottom of the individual pages. Please see photos. Otherwise text is clean and binding is tight. No dust jacket. No illustrations. A nice reading copy.Please use photos as part of the description.212 pages.

Nancy Drew mystery.
Good- condition. There is some edge, corner, and spine wear to cover. End papers are blue with blue and white illustrations. Front end paper has previous owner's name in red or purple ink. Next page has a very neat name in red or purple ink. Page on back side of back end paper has a sticker for Aberdeen Book Company, New York, NY.
The closed book page edges have some marks and stains. The top is tinted black that has somewhat faded. The text pages are free of marks, but several pages have stains.
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212 pages.

Very Good used condition. A few bent corners. Clean. Tight. Dust cover Excellent.One hundred cat-tale mysteries.

A young entrepreneur becomes involved with Stratton Park racecourse and is drawn into/attracted by compulsions he does not fully comprehend. Book pages are clean and tight - no marks; however page edges have some discoloration and tiny brown spots.Boards and spine are clean, but there is a very slight warp. See phoeo.Dust Jacket is very good with tiny chip at bottom corner fold, otherwise no edge wear.

From Chapter 1, John Hardy Comes Home: "For a city or some thirty thousand souls, it was odd that West Fork had but one main business street. True, there were numerous suburban commercial centers, a large factory district, many wholesale houses, several railroads, three or four fine bridges spanning the river, an artificial beach, and a country club. ..."Fair condition. Readable. All pages present. Plastic wrap has been glued (on the inside endpapers) around the front cover, spine, and back cover. The back wrap has some kind of black ink marker on it. The green cloth cover shows much edge wear, especially close to spine and spine is faded. Pages are age tanned, but clean and tight. Back cover endpaper has a split. The book overall has a slant. Please see photos.319 pages.

From back cover: "Twenty-three-year-old Cheyenne Morrall believes her parents were killed in a tornado until Doctor Holloway tells her differently. As the young school teacher set out to find who murdered her parents, she discovers many previously overlooked circumstances surrounding her father's farm. She meets a young doctor and a stagecoach driver who offer to help her. ..."New book. Only flaw is a light spot near bottom of closed book pages. Otherwise clean and Tight. No wear. Please see photos.145 pages.

From back cover: "Twenty-three-year-old Cheyenne Morrall believes her parents were killed in a tornado until Doctor Holloway tells her differently. As the young school teacher set out to find who murdered her parents, she discovers many previously overlooked circumstances surrounding her father's farm. She meets a young doctor and a stagecoach driver who offer to help her. ..."New book. Clean and Tight. No wear. Please see photos.145 pages.

From dust jacket flap: "Barry Yougrau's moon-touched sorcerer's apprentice tale is at once hilarious and poignant, nostalgic and timeless - a truly magical tour de force."Book - Fine condition. Clean and tight. Dust Jacket - Very Good - would be Fine except front flap is price clipped. There is also a fold that appears to be a production flaw. The Dust Jacket is interesting - mostly a satin-type finish, but with areas that look like they were taped, but really, it's just a glossy finish in those areas! 215 pages

Fiction for boys and girls. Book 1, 1961. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 61-13296 From back cover: "Gulliver Queen, nephew of the famous detective, Ellery Queen, doesn't want to be a detective. But when Gully and his new friend, Fisty Jones investigate the strange underwater noises in the Hudson River, they suddenly find themselves deep in a mystery that Gully can't resist tackling.Good condition. Color on front and back cover are good, but covers show wear, rubbing, plus edge and corner wear. Diamond design end papers, but front end paper has name and address in marker, and back end paper has had pencil writing that was erased. Book is still tight, but pages have seriously age tanned, plus there is some edge spotting, and a few bent corners. Text and images are good - no marks noted. Please see photos.187 pages.

From Author's Note: "It is not often that a true-crime historian enjoys the opportunity of living in the very house where the victim was killed; of dining at the table where the victim, all unaware, ate a last meal; of walking in the garden where Nemesis walked; of using the inner door that led to the rendezvous with sudden death." Very good; however, there is some wear to the top and bottom edges of covers and top and bottom of spine. There appears to be a mark or "dent" in the front cover. See photos. Pages are clean - no marks. No dust jacket.

From front dust jacket flap: "A tour de force of mystery, intrigue, and passionate revenge, The Quincunx is an ingenious modern twist on the grand fictional tradition of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Charles Palliser unfolds an epic story of murder, disinheritance, and deception that knits all levels of English society together in a mesmerizing, intricately crafted plot." "Searching for clues to his origins, John Huffam, a young man from the north of England, comes to believe that he is the victim of a vast and ancient conspiracy, and that only by claiming his mystery-enshrouded birthright can he escape it."Book condition: Very Good. Clean and tight. However, the pages when closed do have some age spotting. Please see photos.Dust Jacket condition: Good. Slight rubbing on front cover and spine. Back cover has closed tear and partial fold. Some corner wear. Very little edge wear. Please see photos. 947 pages. This is a thick, heavy book and may require a small amount of additional postage.

The Bobbsey Twins have a summer at the seashore with their cousin and meet other friends, but strange and intriguing things keep happening too. Of course, they love mysteries, and in the end put all the clues together to find the answer. Good condition. Readable copy. Cover has some rubbing/bumping, some soiling and spotting and some edge/corner wear. Previous owner's name written in ink on front end paper. Top of page edges is green with some spots, side edges also have some spots/soiling. Inside pages are clean and tight. Please see photos. 174 pages.

From front DJ flap: "Summer, 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a urricane bears down upon them. But nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems."
Book - Very Good- condition. Black paper over boards with "WM" imprint, Red spine w gold gilt. Dye bleed at bottom of first few pages, otherwise clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Good- condition. Small closed tear at top corner, one inch closed tear at bottom corner. Some rubbing/bumping.
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325 pages.

A chapter book featuring the thrilling adventures of America's favorite detective duo, Frank and Joe Hardy.As New. Clean. Very Tight. Never read. Beautiful condition. 175 pages.