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Mystery of the Auction Trunk
Published by
J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, PA, 1956
ISBN 10: 0397303378
ISBN 13: 9780397303373
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Hardcover
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Dorothy Bayley Morse (illustrator). The cover has beige cloth with dark brown lettering. 18 chapters; 5 full-page and 2 half-page b/w illustrations. The top end of the text block has light soiling from shelf wear. The foredge has a pinpoint size stain and a 1/8 in. light stain. The DJ has 15 closed tears, 1/8 in. to 4 1/4 in., 7 chips, 1/4 in. to 1 1/4 in., a 2 in. crease line, and a large water stain on the back panel. The back panel states that the story is based on the finding of John Frost's paintings.12th printing. Scans e-mailed upon request. Seller Inventory # 020415
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MYSTERY OF THE AUCTION TRUNK in Bright Red Color Dustjacket of 2 Girls & Boy in Red & White striped T-Shirt carrying away a Trunk, Nancy , Barbie & Doug Holland Bid for an old Trunk at a New Hampshire country Auction
Published by
J. B. Lippincott Company, 1956
ISBN 10: 0397303378
ISBN 13: 9780397303373
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Hardcover
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HBDJ, 12th Printing, 1956. VG-/VG, AS-IS, Beige textured Cloth Hardcover Titled in Black. Book Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good in Very Good dj, Ex-library. Usual Wear Stamps, Slight sun fad DJ Spine, 191 pgs ,& wind up in the Middle of a Plot that includes a Menacing Art Dealer, some Valuable Lost Paintings & the Hollands Lovely Old farmhouse which once belonged to Primitive artist, John Orne Johnson Frost , who was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts & died in 1929. He was 70 yrs. old when he started Painting, His paintings had Lately Become Fashionable & Valuable. In this book artists name becomes Jacob Whitcomb instead of Frost. 3 Kids looked forward to summer in New Hampshire without realizing what exciting Secrets casme with their New Home. Summer would hold more than Swimming & horseback Riding, blueberry Pancakes & Picnics at the Lake, but they didn't begin to guess how much more Until Nancy bid for an old trunk at country Auction. Seller Inventory # ABE-9925813996