Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster

Victor Appleton II; Graham Kaye [Illustrator]

Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1956

About this Item

Hardcover with original DJ, [Format 1 per Mattson] (Format 1 per AXE) 1954 (actually 1956, see below) Grosset & Dunlap 210 pages. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear and edge toning to original medium blue tweed cloth boards with dark blue silhouette of Tom Swift Jr on front cover and dark blue titles on spine - two corners have tiny bumps. Blue and white endpapers, Frontispiece and all 9 illustrations on plain paper are by Graham Kaye. Blue topstain. Minor shelf/edge wear, one tiny chip and dust soiling to original DJ that still has vibrant colors. DJ now in mylar. Foxing to the backside of the DJ along the spine. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Good paper. 25 chapters. Ghostwriter is James Lawrence. Rear inside cover has the bookstore stamp of the famous and sadly long gone Hudsons Book Store which was a part of the Hudsons Department Store of Detroit, Michigan. This is the 5th title in a series of 33. [Format 1 per Mattson] (Format 1 per AXE). Inside book lists to Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter (which was published in 1956) and has 100100 at top and 110-150 at bottom. Rear DJ lists Tom Swift Jr to Tom Swift in the Caves Of Nuclear Fire. Per AAC Boys Series Books by Axe, pg 26,27 and Mattson 58600. A very respectable vintage copy that still presents well in the original DJ. LOC SSS-11.

Seller Inventory # 230516001

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication Date: 1956
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 10 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books