Tom Swift Planet Stone by Appleton Victor (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Brown cover with black lettering; 25 chapters. The top and bottom edges of the spine strip have closed tears, tipped back together with glue, and a little color loss from shelf wear rubbing. The text block ends and the endpapers have foxing. The front endpaper has an ink stamp of an anchor and a monogram and has two pinholes left by a staple. The pages are darkly tanned. Twelve page margins each have a stain. One page has a crease line. Two margins each have a peeled tear, 1/2 in. and 2 in., that are tipped back together with glue. Scans e-mailed upon request. Standard shipping cost in the U. S. will be reduced.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Reissue. Reissue. Very good in fair jacket. Front hinge weakening, rear hinge just beginning to weaken, pages lightly toned, rear jacket panel lightly stained, jacket edges rubbed with loss from corners, several creases on front jacket panel. 1935 Hard Cover. 203 pp., 3-page terminal publisher ad. 8vo. Original brown boards. This was the last title of the original Tom Swift series to be published by Grosset & Dunlap, which transferred the series rights to Whitman in 1935. The series ultimately contained 40 books total, and several spin-off series were created.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Whitman 2165. Brown pebbled cloth. This copy has been nibbled by a puppy near foot of spine. The jacket has been internally reinforced with period paper tape of some sort. Would be good/good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copyright page is dated with the original Grosset & Dunlap publication date of 1935, but as a Whitman reprint this copy would have been printed after 1938. Date unknown. Lime green cloth with black titles, with light age-soil, rubbing and light bumping to edges, sunning to spine. Spine square. Binding sound. No dust jacket. Dampstaining to lower bottom of textblock and lower fore-edge, with no impact on interior. Pages also heavily toned, else clean; text unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Nat Falk (illustrator). First Edition. Lists to Television Detector in rear of book. A nice, bright copy in the orange cloth boards. Rear hinge just loosening. Inquire for pictures.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. No Jacket. Pub by Whitman, copyright 1935. VG-plus cond. hardcover now in archival Brodart, no dj. Red cloth over bds w/ black lettering on cover & spine. Pages toned, as usual. 203pp + 3pp pub advts. Square, straight, tight & clean, overall VG+ cond. We have almost all the Tom Swift & T.S.jr. titles, some listed online, many not, & we'd be happy to discount for multiple purchase & to combine postage. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Wonderfully clean, bright book, tight and trim throughout. No previous owner markings, not price-clipped, original jacket in new mylar. 1935 copyright but the Whitman edition came out just before the War so probably about 1940. A gorgeous copy, book and jacket both about as good as it gets.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. No Jacket. Tom Swift and His Planet Stone or Discovering the Secret of Another World by Victor Appleton was published by Whitman Publishing Co. in 1935. Not an ex-library copy, this 203-page offering in VG- condition, and since it's been published by Whitman probably not a First Edition but an very old Whitman publication, is one installment in the author's series featuring."Tom Swift, known to millions of boys of this generation, .a bright ingenious youth whose inventions, discoveries, and thrilling adventures are described in these spirited tales that tell of the wonderful advances in modern science"(from back of page 203). This book is in rather remarkable shape for its 76 years, with only some fairly noticeable yellowing/browning of its pages as its only flaw. The familiar cast of characters is all here: Tom, of course; his faithful native servant, Koku, a giant rescued/brought back to the safety of civilization from the Argentine in South America(in the very first volume in the series, "Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle"); and Ned Newton, Tom's chum, the young inventor's financial and business manager. Tom's father, who has retired due to age, has entrusted his plant/factory/laboratory to his son to run, after all. In this book, Koku has received a letter from his land in the Argentine, announcing that his evil brother, King Kosk, has died. It seems that Koku, and another brother, Tola(currently living somewhere in England), are next in line for the throne to rule his country. Koku is stunned by this news, because it presents a real dilemma for him--whether to leave the home/employ of Tom Swift, whom Koku loves and admires, to honor the sacred trust and responsibility awarded him by his people. As I left the story, Koku had just mysteriously passed out and dropped, like the proverbial sack of (giant) potatoes, to the laboratory floor. I'll leave the story right there, as Tom and a visitor to the lab, one Dr. Hardman Bane, seek to minister to the fallen, dark-skinned behemoth. (Oh, one more thing--it seems as if Koku's land has recently been hit by "a big stone that fall from sky", which may or may not have figured into the death of King Kosk!). There are not-so-subtle hints that the entire story to come may not be taking place exclusively on this planet.if you get my drift. . Nice, escapist reading for young and old, to be sure. Thank you!!

Hardcover. hardcover. almost near fine reddish binding, writing on ep, some dents on the rear, in an almost near fine dust jacket , spine bumping, fold rubbing, edge bumping.

Hardcover. hardcover. very good - fine almost near fine jacket real nice but a couple small edge insect holes inside, not effecting anything.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good plus first edition in good minus jacket. Book shows little wear, and surprisingly no toning to the bright orange cloth or top stain. Aside from a neat gift inscription there are no markings within the pages. Jacket by Nat Falk is unfaded, good or good minus, with tape stains and a piece of tape still along bottom front panel, front hinge about to let go. Orange cloth octavo, 203 pages plus one of ads, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Grosset and Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1935, 203 pages plus one page ad. Orange boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Top edge of pages stained orange. Pictorial orange and white endpapers with various scenes from the Tom Swift 1910-1941 series. Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. As with all editions, this comes with a glossy paper frontispiece illustrating a scene from a cited page in the book. Condition: Very Good+, Full color Good dj. Bottom of spine bumped and worn. Foxing to page ends plus 1/2" stain. Corners slightly worn. 1/8" spot on back cover. DJ has a number of tears (up to 1" ). Damage at folds and at spine. Spine sunned. Front illustration bright. Lists to Television Detector (1933) in back ad and to Planet Stone (1935) on dj flap. No list of editions on copyright page. I will be adding books to my Juvenile listings weekly. Book Seller Number 8009.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. PRICE REDUCED 9/6/2025. This book is clean and square with a few blemishes. The head and heel of the spine are bumped without fabric rears, spine seems slightly faded, and there is a thin white streak on the ridge of the rear gutter (see photo of spine)--no damage that I can see, probably a manufacturing error. The interior is clean and free of writings, stray marks and stains; hinges are tight and pages are flexible. There is an attractive 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" personal bookplate and an inked business-type stamp of "15.00" on the FFEP. The jacket is intact with tiny edge tears and minor edge chips at the front corners and top rear corner and a bigger chip at the head of the spine (see photos). The front panel illustration is undamaged as is the spine image of Tom. A very nearly outstanding copy of the last Grosset Tom Swift title.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition in very good dust jacket. Book list ends with "Planet Stone" on front inside dust jacket. Near fine with light soiling on exterior, edgewear, and slight rubbing. Dust jacket is very good with some sun-tanning, pieces missing on spine and front cover and tape repairs to creases and spine. Original price, 50c, listed on front flap of dust jacket. VERY RARE in the original dust jacket. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Housed in custom collector's cloth slipcase.