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  • THE INVISIBLE CHIMES: Judy Bolton #3. by Sutton, Margaret
    Sutton, Margaret
    THE INVISIBLE CHIMES: Judy Bolton #3.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932.). Hardcover first edition - The third book in this mystery series (the first 3 were all issued in 1932), which is in many ways, more realistic than most such series. Judy starts out as a high school girl, has some of the usual problems all kids encounter including misunderstandings among friends, etc, is a little older and more mature in each book - in fact, she gets married, and eventually she and her husband even adopt a child. The "mysteries" are mostly based on actual events, the town is the town where Sutton grew up and unlike most of the other series books published by Grosset and Dunlap, this was not part of…

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    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932.). Hardcover first edition - The third book in this mystery series (the first 3 were all issued in 1932), which is in many ways, more realistic than most such series. Judy starts out as a high school girl, has some of the usual problems all kids encounter including misunderstandings among friends, etc, is a little older and more mature in each book - in fact, she gets married, and eventually she and her husband even adopt a child. The "mysteries" are mostly based on actual events, the town is the town where Sutton grew up and unlike most of the other series books published by Grosset and Dunlap, this was not part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Margaret Sutton was a real woman, writing under her own name. Because of the opposition of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, this series did not have the extensive reprinting that the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys had. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane with a glossy frontispiece and three inserted plates. 213 pp. plus 3 pp publisher's ads. Lists to self and Nancy Drew Mysterious Letter at back of book,. ISBN: B07MJRFJY9.

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    Condition: Good+ condition in the original thicker light green format with magenta endpapers with the 'flashlight' illustration (a bit of insect damage to lower corner of textblock,sunning to the spine, prev owner's name dated in 1933), no dj.

    Book ID: 63747
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  • THE DISCOVERY AT THE DRAGON'S MOUTH: Judy Bolton #31. by Sutton, Margaret (Rachel Beebe, 1903-2001)
    Sutton, Margaret (Rachel Beebe, 1903-2001)
    THE DISCOVERY AT THE DRAGON'S MOUTH: Judy Bolton #31.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - A uncommon title in this mystery series, which is in many ways, more realistic than most such series. Judy starts out as a high school girl, has some of the usual problems all kids encounter including misunderstandings among friends, etc, is a little older and more mature in each book - in fact, she gets married, and eventually she and her husband even adopt a child. In this book, while Peter is attending a training session at the FBI, Judy and her friend Honey decide to take a trip - a misunderstanding leads to them driving across the country to Yellowstone Park, where they will encounter danger the…

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    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - A uncommon title in this mystery series, which is in many ways, more realistic than most such series. Judy starts out as a high school girl, has some of the usual problems all kids encounter including misunderstandings among friends, etc, is a little older and more mature in each book - in fact, she gets married, and eventually she and her husband even adopt a child. In this book, while Peter is attending a training session at the FBI, Judy and her friend Honey decide to take a trip - a misunderstanding leads to them driving across the country to Yellowstone Park, where they will encounter danger the hot springs and a gang of thieves. Unlike most of the other series books published by Grosset and Dunlap, this was not part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Margaret Sutton was a real woman, writing under her own name. Because of the opposition of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, this series did not have the extensive reprinting that the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys had. Frontispiece. Lists to self at front of book and on rear flap of dust jacket. . 182 pp.

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    Condition: Very good condition in rust-colored tweed cloth with rust and white 'haunted house' illustrated endpapers (slight spine slant), in a very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80725
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  • Thorndyke, Helen Louise.
    HONEY BUNCH: HER FIRST TRIP IN AN AIRPLANE (#12)

    Edition: First printing (last title listed both in the book and on both the front flap and the back cover o

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1931.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Stratemeyer syndicate series written for the youngest readers - little girls between 4 and 8. Illustrated by Walter S. Rogers with a glossy frontispiece and 3 inserted plates. Bound in red cloth with a full color illustration pasted on the front cover. 187 pp, one page advertisement at end, referring reader to lists of series on the inside of the wrapper.

    Condition: Very good+ in very good dust jacket (the usual toning to the pages, one plate loose, but laid-in, but the covers are bright and colorful; the uncommon dustjacket, which repeats the illustration on the front cover, has a 3/4 inch chip at the bottom of the spine and some edgewear and rubbing at the folds, but is still in much better condition than usually found - when it is found at all!)

    Book ID: 28683
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  • Thorndyke, Helen Louise.
    HONEY BUNCH: HER FIRST BIG ADVENTURE (#14)

    Edition: First printing (last title listed both in front of the book and on the front flap of the dustjacket

    New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1933.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Stratemeyer syndicate series written for the youngest readers - little girls between 4 and 8. Illustrated by Marie Schubert with a glossy frontispiece and 3 inserted plates and blue and white illustrated endpapers. Bound in red cloth with a full color illustration pasted on the front cover. 182 pp, 6 pages advertisement at end.

    Condition: Very good+ in very good dust jacket (the usual toning to the pages, but the covers are bright and colorful; the uncommon dustjacket, which repeats the illustration on the front cover, is missing approx 3/4 inch at the bottom of the spine and has some edgewear and rubbing at the folds, but is still in much better condition than usually found - when it is found at all!)

    Book ID: 28684
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  • BETSY BAIRD'S GOLDEN YEAR, #3. by Weikel, Anna Hamlin.
    Weikel, Anna Hamlin.
    BETSY BAIRD'S GOLDEN YEAR, #3.

    Edition: First edition.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1909). Hardcover first edition - Betsy is eighteen now, and out of school and trying to succeed as an interior decorator, to help her father with the mortgage payments. Illustrated with a frontispiece with a tissue guard and 3 glossy inserted plates by Ethel Pennewill Brown. The third and final volume in this uncommon series. 304 pp.

    Condition: Fair condition only (some rubbing to the covers and overall edgewear, both hinges cracking, but contents are clean, and binding is still sturdy.)

    Book ID: 66289
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  • COURAGEOUS WINGS. by Wirt, Mildred.
    Wirt, Mildred.
    COURAGEOUS WINGS.

    Edition: First edition.

    Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, (1937). Hardcover first edition - One of two stand-alone aviation books written by Wirt under her own name. Wirt went on to become a pilot herself. In writing about her career she commented that in the aviation stories perhaps she could detect "a long-slumbering personal wish? Until this moment, the motivation which led me, late in life, to become a pilot had gone unrecognized. At an age when wiser persons welcome Social Security, this misguided author took up flying, earned advanced ratings, and presently functions as a commercial pilot, reporter, and aviation columnist for a Toledo newspaper. Significantly, now that I might be better qualified to write aviation fiction, I feel no urge to do…

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    Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company, (1937). Hardcover first edition - One of two stand-alone aviation books written by Wirt under her own name. Wirt went on to become a pilot herself. In writing about her career she commented that in the aviation stories perhaps she could detect "a long-slumbering personal wish? Until this moment, the motivation which led me, late in life, to become a pilot had gone unrecognized. At an age when wiser persons welcome Social Security, this misguided author took up flying, earned advanced ratings, and presently functions as a commercial pilot, reporter, and aviation columnist for a Toledo newspaper. Significantly, now that I might be better qualified to write aviation fiction, I feel no urge to do so." Illustrated by Frank Lea. Glossy frontispiece. 217 pp.

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    Condition: Near fine in red cloth with black lettering. Quite uncommon in the original edition, although the 1940 Books Inc edition is easy to locate.

    Book ID: 62745
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  • THE SILKEN LADDER (A Penny Parker Mystery #5.) by Wirt, Mildred A.
    Wirt, Mildred A.
    THE SILKEN LADDER (A Penny Parker Mystery #5.)

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Cupples & Leon, (1941). Hardcover first edition - The 5th Penny Parker mystery story - a girls' mystery story series written under her own name by the author of the original Nancy Drew series. Wirt has claimed that the Penny Parker books were her favorites, with their spunky leading character and the newspaper background (Wirt was a journalist most of her life). Glossy frontispiece, illustrated endpapers. 207 pp. Lists through #6 in the front of the book (two titles were issued each year - thus #5 and 6 were both issued in 1941) .

    Condition: Very good minus in red cloth with black lettering (lower corners bumped and fraying. prev owner's name)

    Book ID: 63753
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  • MYSTERY OF THE LAUGHING MASK. by Wirt, Mildred A.
    Wirt, Mildred A.
    MYSTERY OF THE LAUGHING MASK.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Cupples & Leon Company, (1940.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The eighth title (and last one listed) in the series "Mystery Stories for Girls" - a rather uncommon book by the author of the original Nancy Drew books. Set in Florida, in the Everglades and at a small beach town, this feautures a girl working for a naturalist for the summer. Glossy frontispiece. 203 pp plus 7 pp of the first chapter from 'The Runaway Caravan,' the first in another Wirt series of books called Trailer Stories for Girls.

    Condition: Very good+ in orange cloth with navy lettering in a good dust jacket (dust jacket lists just 7 titles). Gift inscription on the illustrated front endpapers in the box provided for this, usual light toning to pages, chip to upper front corner of dj, slight loss at ends of spine, but overall a clean and tight book in an attractive dust jacket and uncommon thus.

    Book ID: 47849
    View cart More details Price: $120.00