Light Study Lamp, First Edition (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Ferdinand E. Warren (illustrator). First Edition. Early printing in pink cloth with mild sunning to spine, and sturdy and square. The first three titles were publsihed together all at once. Contains all the glossy black and white plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Later printing, lists to The Secret of the Swiss Chalet. Green tweed boards, black lettering and illustration on cover, green illustrated eps. Two bumps along top of front cover, offset mark on the book list page and evidence of underlining. Pages are very clean with no creases or tears. A couple of very small faint marks here and there. Some spine end softening. This is the first in the Dana Girls series. None of my books are ex-library, remainders or bce unless specified.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover, no dustjacket, purple cloth cover, illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren.

Hardcover, cloth. Condition: Very Good-. Ferdinand E. Warren (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition in publisher's original hardcover binding. Purple cloth boards with black circular device featuring silhouettes of the Dana Girls; black lettering to spine. Publisher's green top edge; green and white pictorial endpapers. Frontispiece present. Pages are clean and unmarked overall, with two pages (pp. 185 and 187) showing old tape reinforcement and a short tear to the lower corner of the contents page. No printing statement noted, consistent with early Grosset & Dunlap production and indicative of a probable first printing. Moderate shelf wear to edges with bumped corners; light fraying at spine crown and heel. An honest, well-preserved early example of this classic Dana Girls title. Collector's Note: By the Light of the Study Lamp is among the earlier Dana Girls mysteries issued by Grosset & Dunlap during the series' formative years. Copies in the original purple silhouette binding are increasingly difficult to find, particularly in unrestored condition with intact endpapers and original top-edge color. This volume represents a desirable early state for collectors of classic juvenile mysteries and Grosset & Dunlap series fiction, offering strong shelf presence and period authenticity despite typical age-related wear. Additional photos available upon request. Book will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and boxed for safe shipping. We ship internationally. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover] 215 pp. + adverts.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. lavender & green DJ has very minor chips & folds, lavender covers bright & crisp, green endpages & 4 illustrations, pages clean, binding tight, ship by MediaMail.

HARD BACK LAVENDER. Condition: GOOD. FIRST ED. The Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Boards: title/design on cover and spine, slightly shelf cocked, light discoloration, mild edge wear, rubs, some fraying. Interior: pages lightly tanned, light foxing, name/address sticker from the previous owners on the first title paper, black and white frontispiece. Top edges tinted green. I don't see "This isn't it" in the rear DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: FIRST ED 217.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. Early printing with only three Dana Girls titles listed on copyright page. A clean and bright VG+ copy of the first Dana Girls mystery in a VG+ dust jacket. Scarce. Book.

Purple Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Ferdinand E. Warren (illustrator). First Edition. A hint of edge and corner wear, no dj, gently scuffed and scratched, corners are very gently rubbed, former owner's name is written in red pencil on the inner front and rear covers, some light shelf wear, overall a very crisp and clean used first edition (?)! Green and white illustrated endpapers. Light purple cloth with black lettering on the front board and spine. Wonderfully well-preserved! 215 very clean unmarked and uncreased suspense-filled and mystery-riddled pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "'Oh, Louise, you haven't read Uncle Ned's letter yet! Do stop a minute and listen!' Louise Dana, a pretty, dark-haired girl of sixteen, paused in the doorway with an armful of paper novelties. The glow of the library lamp shone upon the fair hair and eager face of her sister, Jean, who was curled up in an easy chair with the letter in her hand." ---- from Chapter I (Uncle Ned's Gift). Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Ferdinand E. Warren (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. A BEAUTIFUL FINE COPY of the first Dana Girls mystery. !!!! Printed in 1934 as one of the first three DANA GIRLS MYSTERY STORIES, all issued together as a "breeder set", as was done with the first 3 HARDY BOYS stories and the first 3 NANCY DREW stories! A thick book in maroon/ pink cloth-covered boards with embossed black lettering and the magnifying glass and necklace silhouette on the front. The green on cream pictorial endpapers show two girls reading a note The copyright page lists the first three Dana Girls titles , By the Light of the Study Lamp, The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage and In the Shadow of the Tower. Nancy Drew titles are listed to "The Password to Larkspur Lane". Black and white plates illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren ( all present!). The 3 pages of ads at the rear list the 3 Dana Girls stories, 3 Melody Lane stories and 10 Nancy Drew titles up to Larkspur Lane. There is a previous owner's PENCIL name to the front free endpaper, a tiny rubber date stamp to same and the same tiny date stamp on the half-title( must have been given the date stamp for Christmas!) otherwise a FLAWLESS book , tight with crisp pages, top edge stained green. NO DUSTJACKET.a pity!

FERDINAND E. WARREN (illustrator). 215 PAGE HARDBACK BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. SMALL PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME, DATED DEC. 1934. FRONTISPIECE AND ALL 3 INTERNAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY FERDINAND E. WARREN ARE SECURE. COLORFUL DUST JACKET HAS SLIGHT EDGE WEAR. THIS IS THE 1934A-1 FIRST PRINTING OF THE FIRST DANA GIRLS BOOK, BY THE LIGHT OF THE STUDY LAMP. LESLIE McFARLANE, AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL HARDY BOYS MYSTERIES, WROTE THIS BOOK. COMES WITH A NEW CLEAR REMOVABLE ARCHIVAL DUST JACKET PROTECTOR. THE DANA GIRLS GUIDE BY MARK WOODCOCK CLASSIFIES THIS FIRST PRINTING AS "VERY RARE". AS COLLECTORS KNOW, THIS 1934A-1 FIRST PRINTING IS SELDOM OFFERED.

HARD BACK PURPLE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: FAIR. WARREN, FERDINAND E. (illustrator). FIRST. Author of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Presumed First Edition. Homemade dust jacket from previous owner. Tight hard copy in purple boards, black title with silhouette picture on the front. Moderate discoloration, front and back hinge cracks, book, shelf, edge-wear and rubs. Foxing with browning pages. I don't see "This isn't it" in the rear DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: FIRST 215.

HARD BACK PURPLE. Condition: GOOD. WARREN, FERDINAND E. (illustrator). FIRST ED. Little bends front right corner, general wear, faded, cracked hinges I don't see "This isn't it" in the rear DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: FIRST ED 215.

Illustrated by Ferdinand E. Warren. 8vo, publisher's purple cloth with black circle containing silhouettes of the Dana Girls; with chain; in dust jacket. First edition. A bright with some fading to the spine (more pronounced at the top 1/4" matching chips to the dust jacket). The text block is clean and undamaged; clean and undamaged. The dust jacket is also faded at the backstrip, with tiny chips at extremities and some light soiling and a 1-1/2" closed tear to the top of the rear panel. 13 Nancy Drew titles listed on the rear jacket flap. The Dana Girls Mystery Stories, 1.

HARD BACK PURPLE. Condition: FAIR. WARREN, FERDINAND E. (illustrator). FIRST ED. Title and design on spine and cover. Illustrated end papers. Frontispiece. Four black and white illustrations on glossy paper. Top edge gilt. Rough cut edges. Shelf-cocked. Pages and edges browning. One interior page has tape which has yellowed over a closed tear. Some stains and soiling on cover boards. Shelf wear and edge wear, corners rubbed and bumped. I don't see "This isn't it" in the rear DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: FIRST ED 215.