Appleton Victo (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This G+ quality likely second (rather than first) format book, as per Mattson & Davis, was copyrighted in 1918 and was published by Grosset & Dunlap; it is 7-5/8" tall with 218 numbered pages of text followed by 2 unnumbered pages of ads. This book is square, reasonably clean, free of edge dings with all four corners lightly bumped; the head and heel of the spine are bumped with fraying at both ends; the bottom edges have a moderate amount of wear. The spine is fairly clean and not faded; all the lettering and the oval image are intact. The front panel is clean and has little wear. Both front and rear panels have dots where the paint seems to have dissolved, exposing the threads of the binding. Except for an inked name and address, done twice on the front paste down and then blotted on the FFEP, the interior is free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and paper damage of any type. Both hinges are strong and undamaged in any fashion. The text paper is mildly toned and very flexible. The book has no remainder mark and is not a former library book. It has a frontis on coated paper. The list at the rear of the book lists the first 27 titles in this series.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This VG- first format (7-5/8"; dull red cloth; brown lettering outlined in black on plain front cover, black lettering and artwork on spine; shield near bottom of spine states "Author of Tom Swift Books"; plain white end pages; frontis only, on coated paper) and likely first edition book is 7-5/8" tall with 214 numbered pages of text followed by 6 unnumbered pages of ads. It has a very slight lean, is very clean, free of edge dings and corner bumps; the head and heel of the spine are lightly bumped with slight color loss but no fraying; the bottom edges have substantial wear. The spine is clean with no fading and the lettering and shield are clear and intact. The front panel image is very clean and has very little wear. The exterior looks quite good. Except for an inked 1926 inscription on the FFEP, the interior is free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and paper damage of any type. Both hinges are quite strong and not damaged in any fashion. The text paper is lightly toned and is very flexible. The book has no remainder mark and is not a former library book. It has a frontis on plain paper. The series lists in both the front and the rear of the book list only the first 5 books in the series. The VG- jacket is noticeably toned with a small chip at the top front corner and wear along the front fold, tiny chips at the heel of the spine and a large chip at the head of the spine that takes out "Don", a very tanned spine with a faded and barely legible shield on the spine. There is no tape on this jacket. The list on the front flap of the jacket lists 5 books in this series.