THE MYSTERY OF THE FOLDING KEY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery connecting World War II with the Civil War: when June and her young brother Chuck are collecting keys to aid in the war effort, they are given many by elderly Miss Abbie, and when the box is accidentally dropped they find a strange folding key - a key which enables them to resolve a mystery with its roots in the Civil War era. Illustrated by Manning de V Lee. One of Seaman's most difficult to find titles, and very scarce in dust jacket. 208 pp.
Condition: Near fine in dark green boards in a good only dust jacket with overall edgewear, some sunning to the spine, the loss of some paper at the ends of the spine, but complete and with price of $2.00 on dj flap)