Tom Swift and His & His War Tank (21 of 38 books in this series)

This VG quality book was published in 1918 by Grosset & Dunlap. It is 7-5/8" tall and has 218 numbered pages followed by 2 unnumbered pages of ads; it is the tan/red/black quad cover. It is square, very clean, completely free of corner bumps and edge dings; the head and heel of the spine are very lightly bumped, with no fabric fraying. The bottom edges and lower front corners have a small amount of wear. There is a pin-sized hole punched into the "F" of the title, with an indentation visible through the copyright page. Even with that small hole, the exterior looks quite good. The interior is completely free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type. Both hinges are strong and not damaged, though the front hinge is just a tad bit loose. The frontis is intact. The paper is very slightly toned and quite flexible. The book lists 21 Swift titles on the copyright page and 27 titles on the list at the rear of the book. The VG- quality jacket is quite clean and the colors on the front panel are not damaged. It has tiny chips at the front corners with bigger chips at the head and heel of the spine; there is wear with paper loss along the rear fold and small abrasions on the spine (they do not touch the lettering or Tom's oval). The only tear is a 1/4" one at the bottom of the rear panel. The spine is moderately toned and the lettering and Tom's image are quite clear and not faded. There is no tape on this jacket. The front flap lists to title 30 in this series.…