The Case of the Roving Rolls (A Brains Benton Mystery)

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

Language: English

Published by Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin, 1961

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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 first. This is one of the first Whitman reprints from the early-mid 1960s, in186 pages, with lists of other Whitman titles in rear, illustrated throughout by Al Schmidt. Hardcover small 8vo has brightly colored decorative paper over boards. Condition is Good+: bright & colorful with moderate rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. Old sticker residue to upper-outer corner of front cover. Binding strong & straight, though front hinge is cracked. Pages show moderate tanning, heavier to outer edges, commensurate with age, else unmarked. No DJ, as issued by publisher. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

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Title
The Case of the Roving Rolls (A Brains Benton Mystery)
Author
Wyatt, George; Verral, Charles Spain; Schmidt, Al (Illustrator)
Publisher
Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin
Publication year
1961
Condition
Good+
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Schmidt, Al
Edition
First Thus
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Children-Young Adult (YA)::Collectible Series, Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror

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