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The Adventurous Four Again!
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The Adventurous Four Again!

by Blyton, Enid

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edtion, later printing 5th or later Printing
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
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£13.84

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London, England: Dean & Son Ltd., 1973. First Edtion, later printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book #2 in the original 3-book series featuring the Adventurous Four: twin girls, their brother, & a friend from WWII-era England who have adventures in Scotland. In 185 pages with pen-and-ink illustrations (unattributed) throughout. First published in 1947, this… Read more about this item
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The Mystery of the Galloping Horse (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Mystery of the Galloping Horse (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1954
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£30.76

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Gillies, Bill. Book #9 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. published in 1954, this is a later printing, listing to KH#17 in front… Read more about this item
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The Mystery of the Green Flame (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Mystery of the Green Flame (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1955
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£57.67

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1955. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Gillies, Bill. Book #10 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. published in 1955, this is a true FIRST EDITION, First Printing, listing… Read more about this item
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The Mystery of the Grinning Tiger (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Mystery of the Grinning Tiger (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
Published
1956
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£57.67

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Gillies, Bill. Book #11 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. published in 1955, this is a true FIRST EDITION, First printing,… Read more about this item
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The Black Thumb Mystery (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Black Thumb Mystery (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - VG-
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
First British Edition 2nd Printing
Published
1957
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£19.22

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New York, New York: World Distributors, 1957. First British Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. VG-/Good. Gillies, Bill. Another in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. book #3 when first published by Grosset & Dunlap in the US in 1950, this is… Read more about this item
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The Clue of the Coiled Cobra (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Clue of the Coiled Cobra (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1951
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£38.44

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Gillies, Bill. Book #5 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. published in 1951, this is a later printing, listing to KH#10 in… Read more about this item
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The Riddle of the Stone Elephant (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Riddle of the Stone Elephant (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good+
Edition
First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
Published
1949
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£46.13

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Gillies, Bill. Book #2 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1949 (listing to self in front matter… Read more about this item
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The Clue of the Phantom Car (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Clue of the Phantom Car (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1953
Binding
Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£38.44

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1953. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Gillies, Bill. Book #8 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. published in 1953, this is a later printing, listing to KH#14 in front… Read more about this item
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The Clue of the Marked Claw (A Ken Holt Mystery)
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The Clue of the Marked Claw (A Ken Holt Mystery)

by Campbell, Bruce; Gillies, Bill (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£38.44

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1950. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. Gillies, Bill. Book #4 in the well-written YA mystery series featuring intrepid teenage reporter Ken Holt, on assignment for his father's newspaper, & his photographer friend, Sandy Allen. Orig. published in 1950, this is a later printing, listing to KH#14 in… Read more about this item
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The Forest Fire Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Forest Fire Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Stirnweis, Shannon (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£12.30

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Stirnweis, Shannon. Book #6 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (not yet designated as the Troy Nesbit Mystery series or as the even later Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different… Read more about this item
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The Diamond Cave Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Diamond Cave Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Frame, Paul (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£12.30

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Frame, Paul. Book #5 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (later marketed as the Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different young characters in slightly different settings (CA, AZ, NM), but… Read more about this item
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The Mystery at Rustlers' Fort (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Mystery at Rustlers' Fort (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Walter, John(Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£11.53

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. Walter, John. Book #4 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (later marketed as the Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different young characters in slightly different settings (CA, AZ, NM), but… Read more about this item
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The Jinx of Payrock Canyon (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Jinx of Payrock Canyon (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Koering, Ursula (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Published
1954
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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£13.84

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Koering, Ursula. Book #5 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (not yet designated as the Troy Nesbit Mystery series or as the even later Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different… Read more about this item
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The Indian Mummy Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Indian Mummy Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Busch, Paul (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Fair
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition First Printing
Published
1954
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£6.15

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1954. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. Busch, Paul. iBook #3 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (not yet designated as the Troy Nesbit Mystery series or as the even later Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different young… Read more about this item
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The Mystery at Rustlers' Fort (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Mystery at Rustlers' Fort (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Nicholas, Frank (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - VG-
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Thus
Published
1957
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£7.69

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1957. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket as Issued. Nicholas, Frank. Book #4 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (not yet designated as the Troy Nesbit Mystery series or as the even later Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different young characters in… Read more about this item
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The Indian Mummy Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)
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The Indian Mummy Mystery (A Troy Nesbit Mystery)

by Nesbit, Troy [Franklin Folsom]; Stirnweis, Shannon (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - VG-
Jacket Condition
No Jacket as Issued
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£7.69

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1964. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket as Issued. Stirnweis, Shannon. Book #3 in the 6-book YA series of Western adventures penned by Franklin Folsom under the pseudonym Troy Nesbit (later marketed as the Wilderness Adventures series). Each features different young characters in slightly different settings (CA, AZ, NM), but hang… Read more about this item
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The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook

The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook

by Haining, Peter (Editor)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
First American Edition
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517517567
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£15.38

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1974. First American Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. of New York, in 128 pages, profusely illustrated throughout.… Read more about this item
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Sea Gold (A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story)
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Sea Gold (A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story)

by Blaine, John

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition Later Printing
Published
1947
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£9.23

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New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1947. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book #3 in the YA boys series featuring Rick Brant & ex-Marine pal Scotty, who live on Spindrift Island off the New Jersey coast with Rick's father, who heads a group of scientists. The boys share thrilling adventures & solve mysteries… Read more about this item
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Who Hid the Key or Perry Pirce Tracing the Counterfeit Money (Peter Pierce Mystery Stories for Boys)
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Who Hid the Key or Perry Pirce Tracing the Counterfeit Money (Peter Pierce Mystery Stories for Boys)

by Locke, Clinton W.; Tandy, Russell H. (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
VG-
Edition
First Thus
Published
1932
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£49.98

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Chicago/New York: M. A. Donahue & Company, 1932. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Tandy, Russell H.. Book #3 in this short-lived (only 4-book) series for YA boys in the 1930, another in the many written by the Stratemeyer Syndicate (here, by Nancy Drew ghost writer Walter Karig under a new pseudonym). The series features Perry Pierce and… Read more about this item
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The Case of the Roving Rolls (A Brains Benton Mystery)
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The Case of the Roving Rolls (A Brains Benton Mystery)

by Wyatt, George; Verral, Charles Spain; Schmidt, Al (Illustrator)

Condition
Used - Good+
Edition
First Thus
Published
1961
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£11.53

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1961. First Thus . Hardcover. Good+. Schmidt, Al. Book #4 in the YA series featuring intrepid young sleuth, Barclay "Brains" Benton & his friend Jimmy "Operative Three" Carson, who form an International Detective Agency. Characters originally created by Charles Spain Verral, who used the pseudonym George Wyatt in every book after the… Read more about this item
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