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The Secret of the Old Mill (A Hardy Boys Mystery Story)
by Dixon, Franklin W. (McFarlane, Leslie)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Volume #3 in the thrilling YA series featuring the sleuthing brothers Frank & Joe Hardy, who follow in th footsteps of their detective father & solve cases packed with mystery, excitement, & adventure! Orig. published in 1927, this is a Book Club Edition with a rewritten text from 1962, revised "to incorporate the most up-to-date methods used by police & private detectives. '' Larger than the original editions, this hardcover has navy blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. In 181 pages with frontispiece & internal illustrations, likely by Russell Tandy, but unattributed here. Condition is VG: completely clean, with minor rubbing & bumping to extremities & all corners. Title page slightly creased at top edge. Pages white; binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Good due to insect damage (small chips) around all edges, but colors are bright with no fading. Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever use to gain entrance and become trapped. There they unravel two mysteries, one involving a counterfeiting case and the other, a national security case their father is working on
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020046
- Title
- The Secret of the Old Mill (A Hardy Boys Mystery Story)
- Author
- Dixon, Franklin W. (McFarlane, Leslie)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOYS BROTHERS SLEUTHS DETECTIVE MYSTERY ADVENTURE TEENAGERS CRIME SOLVING FICTION CHILDREN'S SERIES CHAPTER BOOKS YA YOUNG ADULT TEENS MIDDLE SCHOOL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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- Book Club Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Title Page
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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