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NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #8 - NANCY'S MYSTERIOUS LETTER by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Walter Karig), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1932 (original 25 chapters), 1939B-25 per Farah (Guides for $132) (format 5 book), orange "silhouette" (Nancy holding a magnifying glass) illustrated endpapers, light blue boards with orange lettering to spine & front cover, "thick" book with glossy (not plain) frontispiece illustration, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series), 5050 price on DJ front flap. Note - this book never had revised "wraparound" artwork in a dust jacket so only this artwork with the white spine exists in dust jacket format. Dust Jacket Front Flap: Tapping Heels Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Clue Cobweb Dust Jacket Back Cover: Melody Lane - Kashmir Shawl Book rear lists: Haunted Bridge, Melody Lane, Betty Wales Books, Books for Girls, Beverly Gray, Dana Girls, Maida Books Book has no creased page corners, orange top stain has no drop spots and almost no fading, slight dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges (no foxing), no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, gift inscription to backside of glossy frontis otherwise no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, clean endpapers, no wear to board edges or board corners or to spine tips, no foxing to boards or spine, no soiling or staining to boards, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, just a hint of spine sun fading, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has tiny closed tear at top on spine & bottom right on spine otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, wear to spine tips with 'v' loss to spine tip corners, wear to front flap crease, hint of edge wear, no soiling or staining, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel & spine, no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun darkening (common defect with the white spine books). Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG/VG+ condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover early printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1675758608909
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