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NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #7 - THE CLUE IN THE DIARY by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1932 (original 25 chapters), 1939B-19 per Farah (Guides for $132) (format 5 book), orange "silhouette" (Nancy holding a magnifying glass) illustrated endpapers, light blue boards with orange lettering to spine & front cover, "thick" book with glossy (not plain) frontispiece illustration, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series), 5050 price on DJ front flap. Note - this book never had revised "wraparound" artwork in a dust jacket so only this artwork with the white spine exists in dust jacket format. Dust Jacket Front Flap: Tapping Heels Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Clue Cobweb Dust Jacket Back Cover: Melody Lane - Kashmir Shawl Book rear lists: Haunted Bridge, Judy Bolton Book has no creased page corners, red top stain has no drop spots (very slight fading), slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no other former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, clean endpapers, no wear to board edges or board corners or to spine tips, no foxing to boards or spine, no soiling or staining to boards, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no spine sun fading, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips, no wear to front flap crease (just a hint at flap crease corners), no edge wear, no soiling or staining, slight dust rubbing to white rear panel & spine, no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun darkening (common defect with the white spine books). Overall a N-FINE book in FINE-/N-FINE condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover early printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1728529814405
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