Clue Patchwork Quilt, First Edition (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Christmas 1946 penned on front endpaper and name and address of former owner on half title page. Small cut near gutter of half title page. Frontis illustration colored over by previous owner.

Paper Covered Boards. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Doane, Pelagie (illustrator). First Edition. This 214 pp. book is #14 in the very popular juvenile "Judy Bolton Mystery" series. Totally clean and unmarked internally, except for a prior owner's bookplate on the first flyleaf. The jacket shows moderately heavy wear along the top and bottom edges, but is totally intact and still presents rather well. Photos upon request.

Hardcover. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Previous owner's name pages yellowing; Green cover with purple endpapers. Lists to Midnight Visitor and Nancy Drew Moss Covered Mansion in back; Judy Bolton Mystery; Vol. 14; 214 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good(+). Small green octavo, colored endpapers, 214 pages, b&w illustrations; 20 cm. Bolton, Judy (Fictitious character), women detectives -- Juvenile fiction. Judy faces danger and intrigue as she helps the FBI capture Blackie, a wanted criminal, and receives a pleasant surprise when she comes face to face with a cousin she never knew she had, a young woman by the name of Roxy. Series: A Judy Bolton mystery. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, sunned spine, extremely light soiling to rear board, else Very Good(+). No jacket First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. PELAGIE DOANE (illustrator). 1st Edition. 214 PAGE HARDBACK BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. NO WRITING ON THE PAGES. PLAIN PAPER FRONTISPIECE BY PELAGIE DOANE IS SECURE. THIS 1941 PRINTING WAS NOT ISSUED WITH INTERNAL ILLUSTRATIONS. DUST JACKET IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MILD DISCOLORATION TO JACKET SPINE. THIS IS THE 1941-1 FIRST PRINTING OF THE CLUE IN THE PATCHWORK QUILT, PER CLARKE'S GUIDE TO JUDY BOLTON.

Hardcover. Condition: NF with tanning. nf ( lists to BARRED WINDOW) so might be latter DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus to Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Pelagie Doane (illustrator). First. Original emerald green cloth with large red letters on boards. White spine DJ barely holding together, missing lower half of spine. Lists to itself inside, so believed 1941 First Edition in a 1943 DJ. Violet staircase endpapers. A man stepped out of the car and Judy recognized Blackie. 214 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. Pelagie Doane (illustrator). First Edition. Pub by Grosset & Dunlap, 1941, NAP, 1st Edition. No. 14 in the series. Lists to itself on inside front flap, & again to itself on verso of dedication page. NOT exLib. VG or better cond. hardcover w/ VG+ or better unclipped pict dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Apple-green cloth over bds w/ purple pict dec & lettering on cover & spine, top edge publisher's dark purple. Slight spine-lean. Rose colored pict eps. Wartime non-glossy Frontis illustration in b&w. Dustjacket w/ white spine, 5050 on upper front flap & 110-150 on lower edge. 10 Beverly Gray titles on rear flap, ending in B.G., Reporter, & 18 Nancy Drews on rear of dj, ending in Moss-Covered Mansion. 214pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked, overall VG/VG+ or better cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a nice condition lot of 12 "JUDY BOLTON" mystery novels by Margaret Sutton from 1932 to 1946 (copyright dates). Each book comes with its original dust jacket. The books were published by Grosset & Dunlap in New York. "The Secret of the Barred Window" and "The Rainbow Riddle" are 1st editions, as their titles appear as the last ones listed on the dust jacket flaps. Each book has a frontispiece illustration (with the exception of "The Midnight Visitor"). The Judy Bolton Mystery Series remains the longest-running mystery series written by a single author. Unlike many other mystery series (such as Nancy Drew), Sutton wrote every book herself without the help of ghostwriters. The series was famous for its social realism and for featuring a protagonist who aged, graduated, and eventually married?a rarity in children's series fiction at the time. Many stories were based on actual events from her hometown of Coudersport, Pennsylvania. The following 12 books in the series are included (in order of their publication): * The Vanishing Shadow (book 1) - 1932 * The Haunted Attic (book 2) - 1932 * The Invisible Chimes (book 3) - 1932 * Seven Strange Clues (book 4) - 1932 * The Ghost Parade (book 5) - 1933 * The Yellow Phantom (book 6) - 1933 * The Unfinished House (book 11) - 1938 * The Midnight Visitor (book 12) - 1939 * The Clue in the Patchwork Quilt (book 14) - 1941 * The Mark on the Mirror (book 15) - 1942 * The Secret of the Barred Window (book 16) - 1943 1st edition * The Rainbow Riddle (book 17) - 1946 1st edition Condition: The books are in overall Very Good+ condition. All books are tightly bound with no cracks and no loose pages. All covers are firmly attached. The pages are age-toned, though not brittle. Pages 84, 85, 88 & 89 of "The Ghost Parade" have a light stain at the outer margin (the text is unaffected in all instances). No other condition issues were found to the text pages in any of the other books. Clean covers and spines with the exception of "The Rainbow Riddle," which has some white residue on the covers and spine from being partially adhered to the dust jacket. The dust jackets are in overall Very Good- condition with occasional mild soiling and foxing, and some tears along the perimeters.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, lists up to this title on the front flap of the jacket and inside the book indicating a first printing, the lime green binding is clean and attractive, the brown colored top outer page-edge has several small lightened areas but no other remarkable book flaws are present, the jacket is also in great shape despite the following minor flaws: the white spine is slightly tanned, the corners and folds show mild edge-wear, the jacket is clean and attractive, a price of "5050" is present on the front flap and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Grosset & Dunlap, 1941, 8vo, 214 pages, plain paper frontis, number 14 in the Judy Bolton Series. Lists to this title on inside front flap of jacket and pre-text front page, 10 Beverly Gray on rear inside flap, 18 Nancy Drew on back of jacket. Possible first edition or very early printing. Green cloth with dark lettering, pink endpages. Some edgewear to extremities of jacket, else book very good+ and jacket in very good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Stain on bottom front flap corner. Foxing along spine. Light open tearing on rear panel. Illustrations by Pelagie Doane.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Collectible; Very Good. [FIRST EDITION] New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1941. Hardcover in dust jacket. Green decorated boards with pictorial dustjacket, 214 Pages. Number 14 in the series. Pink endpapers. Dj flap and text page lists this title as last = 1st edition. Back of dust jacket has Nancy Drew Mystery Series. Very Good overall condition with small publisher defect (crease/tear) on title page, minor edge-wear to jacket, light age-toning to text. No marks, NOT EX-LIBRARY.