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THE HARDY BOYS #13 THE MARK ON THE DOOR by FRANKLIN DIXON, published by UK publisher Harold Hill in 1957, First Printing (no references to subsequent printings on copyright page), orange "Gretta" endpapers, brown boards with black lettering to spine and front board, 8/6 net price on DJ front flap, racially insensitive DJ cover art. VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE U.K. BOOK. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: The Crisscross Shadow Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Nancy Drew - Red Gate Farm Dust Jacket Back Cover: Ad for next Hardy Boys book (Hidden Harbour Mystery) Book front list: While The Clocked Ticked (books are not listed in original order of publication) Book has no creased page corners, green top stain is nice without fading or drop spots, slight dust soiling/foxing to outer page edges which are still otherwise white (no age darkening), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges or board corners or spine tips, no age darkening to outer page edges, no soiling or staining to boards, partial fade spot at top left on spine, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has closed tear with related crease at top left on spine and crease at bottom fo spine otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' losses to couple of spine tip corners, just a hint of wear to front flap crease, hint of edge wear, no soiling or staining, almost no dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun fading. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+/FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a rare Hardy Boys hardcover UK Printing. I have a number of other hardcover Hardy Boys books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1702184631988
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