Tom Swift Wizard Camera 14 by Appleton Victor (7 results)

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Meets the good condition guidelines. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good jacket with chips and tears, in brodart, Book VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. (1912) 210+pp. Original mustard yellow cloth covers w/ red and black illustrations on front cover. Binding lightly soiled. Approx. 1" tear at bottom margin of title page near spine, not affecting any text. Illust. w/ a glossy b/w frontispiece.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This VG+ quality book was published in 1912 by Grosset & Dunlap. It is 7-5/8" tall and has 210 numbered pages followed by 10 unnumbered pages of ads; it is the tan/red/black quad cover. It has a very slight lean, is very clean, free of edge dings with both front corners very lightly bumped; the head and heel of the spine are very lightly bumped, with no fabric damage. The bottom edges and lower front corners have a small amount of wear. Even with the lean, the exterior looks very good. The interior is completely free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type. Both hinges are strong and not damaged. The frontis is intact. The paper is very slightly toned and quite flexible. The book lists 15 Swift titles on the copyright page but 29 titles on the list at the rear of the book. This VG quality duo-tone jacket is very clean and the colors on the front panel are not damaged or faded. It has small chips at all four corners, small edge chips and short tears at the head of the spine and a larger chip at the heel--no lettering is lost. There is also a small chip on the bottom of the front panel that takes a part of the last letter of the author's name. The spine is moderately toned and Tom's image and the title are reasonably clear though the publisher's name is a bit harder to see. There is no tape on this jacket. The front flap lists to title 28 in this series.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Tom Swift is the main character of five series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. First published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. Tom's adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with Howard Garis. Most of the books are credited to the collective pseudonym "Victor Appleton". The 33 volumes of the second series use the pseudonym Victor Appleton II for the author. For this series, and some of the later series, the main character is "Tom Swift, Jr." New titles have been published as recently as 2007. Most of the various series emphasized Tom's inventions. The books generally describe the effects of science and technology as wholly beneficial, and the role of the inventor in society as admirable and heroic. Translated into many languages, the books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Tom Swift has also been the subject of a board game and a television series. Several famous people, including Steve Wozniak and Isaac Asimov, have cited "Tom Swift" as an inspiration. Several inventions, including the Taser, have been inspired allegedly by Swift's fictional inventions. "TASER" is said to be an acronym for "Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…