Tom Swift (Jr.) and his Electronic Retroscope (#14 of 33 books in this series)

Appleton, Victor

Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1959

This VG quality first edition book was published in 1959 by Grosset & Dunlap. It is 7-5/8" tall and has 184 numbered pages of text; it is the blue tweed cover of format #1, as per Mattson & Davis's bibliography (Grosset & Dunlap; 7-5/8"; textured composition binding, medium blue with dark blue lettering; plain front except for dark blue illustration of Tom Swift, Jr.'s head in upper right area of front cover, superimposed over a blueprint; pictorial end pages in shades of blue on white, depicting Tom at the window of his flying lab; frontis +8 to +11 full or partial page illustration, all on plain paper. White coated paper dust jacket, pictorial, in colors, different scene for each title; illustration covers front & spine panels; spine contains series logo of Tom's head superimposed over a blueprint with black rectangle below containing "The New Tom Swift Adventures" and the title number enclosed in a white or gray diamond). This book is square, very clean, with both lower corners lightly bumped and a small ding on the top edge of the front board; the head and heel of the spine are also free of bumps. The bottom edges and corners have virtually no wear. The entire exterior is much paler than other titles that I have and it has the fading around both the top and bottom edges that is fairly typical of this series. The interior is completely free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type. Both hinges are very strong and not damaged. The frontis and other illustrations are intact. The paper is quite flexible. The book lists only the first 14 Swift Jr. titles on the back of the half-title page; there is no other list in the book. This VG quality jacket is very clean and the colors on the front panel and spine are not damaged or faded. It has wear and color loss at the top front corner and tiny chips and tears at the head of the spine. It has some rippling at the top of the rear panel but there is no water damage to the jacket or to the book. This jacket is not price-clipped. There is no tape on this jacket. The rear flap advertises the first 14 titles of this series. Seller Inventory # BMR-2020-6-19-4

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tom Swift (Jr.) and his Electronic ...
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date: 1959
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition