Tom Swift Captive Planetoid New by Appleton Victor (7 results)

Pictorial Illustrated Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Ray Johnson Painted cover! (illustrator). First Hardcover Edition. 174 pages; B&W illustrated throughout. "When weird masked raiders attack a United States spaceport, Tom's plans for his latest space exploration project are jeopardized. The project would launch artronauts on a newly sighted planetoid for an epic voyage around the sun. First, Tom must prove that his latest invention, the Duratherm Wing, can bring reentering spacecraft safely down to earth. A fiery mishap on the test flight is only the young scientist-inventor being accused to masterminding the spaceport raid. In the meantime, another small planet has been mysteriously captured by earth's gravity. On an expedition to the strange planetoid, Tom discovers a fantastic prize. But grim developments follow. The planetoid is sinking into the stomphere and threatens the continent of North America with the most terrible castastrophe in history! How Tom meets this challenge with high courage and scientific know-how, and how he outwits hiw insidious enemies, will bring cheers from his worldwide legions of fans." >>> Book weight 275 grams. >>> Name written at top of 2nd front endpage; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Pictorial Illustrated Boards. Condition: FINE. Ray Johnson Painted cover! (illustrator). First Hardcover Edition. 174 pages; B&W illustrated throughout. "When weird masked raiders attack a United States spaceport, Tom's plans for his latest space exploration project are jeopardized. The project would launch artronauts on a newly sighted planetoid for an epic voyage around the sun. First, Tom must prove that his latest invention, the Duratherm Wing, can bring reentering spacecraft safely down to earth. A fiery mishap on the test flight is only the young scientist-inventor being accused to masterminding the spaceport raid. In the meantime, another small planet has been mysteriously captured by earth's gravity. On an expedition to the strange planetoid, Tom discovers a fantastic prize. But grim developments follow. The planetoid is sinking into the stomphere and threatens the continent of North America with the most terrible castastrophe in history! How Tom meets this challenge with high courage and scientific know-how, and how he outwits hiw insidious enemies, will bring cheers from his worldwide legions of fans." >>> Book weight 240 grams. >>> Minor fold to front bottom edge. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Ray Johnson (illustrator). First Edition. (1967) 174 pp. Original pictorial cloth covers w/ yellow spine. Binding lightly rubbed. Light foxing to edges of text block. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Rear cover advertises this series, and list to "Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid." Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Hardcover issued without dust jacket. Orange spine and rear boards; blue-green top edge of text block; lists to #29 on back cover bibliography; white frontispiece with line drawing. Spine bumped at both ends, all corners lightly bumped. Publisher's original lightly peeling $2.50 price sticker attached to front cover. Very Good++ or Near Fine-, a clean, lightly worn copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Ray Johnson (illustrator). First Edition. (1967) 174 pp. Original pictorial cloth covers w/ yellow spine. Binding lightly rubbed. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Rear cover advertises this series, and list to "Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid." Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Johnson, Ray (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Breathtakingly beautiful condition on this FIRST EDITION, first printing (listing to self ion back cover, self-summary in front matter) from 1967 of Book #29 in the second Tom Swift YA series, which was comprised of 33 volumes written under the pseudonym Victor Appleton II. With colorfully decorated matte paper over boards & golden yellow spines/back covers, in 174 pages with a plain frontispiece, internals, & endpapers by illustrator Ray Johnson. From a single owner collection, condition is Fine: cleanest & brightest copy we have EVER seen! Looks like it came from the store yesterday! Covers bright, pages white. Binding straight & strong, hinges intact. Virtually flawless save for very slight rubbing/bumping to corners. NO DJ, as issued. Our photos depict he 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 (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Pictorial hard cover with orange spine, #29, 174 pages.Rear lists to #29 Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid. Tinted top edge. Very Good. Light rubbing on edges and cover. Book slightly askew. Spine sun faded. Inside pages clean and binding is tight.