Tom Swift, First Edition (724 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Edward Moritz (illustrator). First UK Edition. Firmly bound, illustrated boards. No jacket was issued for this.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Graham Kaye (illustrator). 1st UK Edition; First Printing. A very good minus hardback book with NO inscriptions or other marks. Clean, tight & virtually unworn but with age browning to the page edges. Blue covers, with deep dark blue titling and picture of Tom Swift on the front. In the original unclipped dust-jacket (original price 5/-) which has a few very small 'closed' nicks near the top & bottom of spine, and some very light rubbing along top and bottom edges - negligible. Front of the d/j shows a submarine surrounded by an Octopus. The dust-jacket is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks VG. Undated, carries only the 1954 copyright date of the original US Grosset & Dunlap edition - this UK edition is probably a little later? . Slight tan offsetting to the pictorial endpapers, but o/w internally Fine. 192 pp. Illustrated with a full page b/w frontispiece and other b/w illustrations in the text by Graham Kaye. Tom Swift is the main character of five series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. See Images. ; The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1981. Age-yellowing to pages, inner covers and rubbing to cover edges and corners otherwise in good condition. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Cover Art: Uncredited / Illustrations: Ray Johnson (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 1967: 29th in the 'Tom Swift Jr' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing:- Synopsis: When weird masked raiders attack a United States spaceport, Tom's plans for his latest space exploration project are jeopardized. The project would launch astronauts 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 beginning of Tom's troubles. Fake evidence results in the young scientist-inventor being accused of 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 atmosphere and threatens the continent of North America with the most terrible catastrophe in history! How Tom meets the challenge with high courage and scientific know-how, and how he outwits his insidious enemies, will bring cheers from his worldwide legion of fans:- (original cost unmarked).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Cover Art: Uncredited / Illustrations: Edward Moritz (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 1964: 24th in the 'Tom Swift Jr' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing. Previous owner's name to inside page:- Synopsis: A weird green object has appeared in outer space! The United States Government requests Tom Swift Jr to investigate this menace to national security. But the Orb exerts an electromagnetic power which endangers Tom's spaceship and he is forced to return to earth. Since it is impossible to land men, Tom designs robot astronauts, equipped with his new three-dimensional TV cameras as 'eyes', to probe the Orb. While working feverishly to perfect his Video Viking robots, the young inventor discovers that the Orb has succeeded in communicating its hostility to a ruthless scientific group on earth and has ordered the leader of Q to destroy Swift Enterprises. After vanquishing his earth enemies, Tom launches his robots. The startling three-dimensional images of an unheard-of phenomenon which the Video Vikings send back during their probe of the Orb result in Tom's making another attempt at a manned landing. The dramatic showdown with the master brain of the Green Orb climaxes one of the most daring space exploits in the young scientist-inventor's thrilling career:- (original cost unmarked).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Cover Art: Uncredited / Illustrations: Edward Moritz (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 1965: 26th in the 'Tom Swift Jr' series of books. 1st edition, 1st printing:- Synopsis: A weird blast of sound engulfs an American city. Tom is caught in the panic there while visiting to demonstrate his new sonic boom deadener - the Silentenna - at a Noise Reduction Conference. A top-rank scientist, John Wyvern, who is also attending the conference, mysteriously vanishes on the day of the sonic attack. Attempts on the lives of both Tom and Wyvern's pretty daughter intensify the young inventor's determination to solve the mystery. A clue to John Wyvern's whereabouts takes Tom to the sun-scorched Australian Outback, where he uses his latest invention - a robot bloodhound - to track down the missing scientist, but a deadly bush fire wipes out the trail. Meanwhile, other cities in the United States have suffered terrifying eruptions of sound. The President receives an unsigned ultimatum, threatening an all-out sonic blitz unless the blackmailer's price of ten million dollars is paid. Tom's Silentenna offers the only hope of defence - but to perfect it he needs a special liquid-crystal device which only the missing scientist can supply. The young inventor's race against time to thwart the unknown sonic enemy will keep every reader's pulse pounding with excitement and suspense:- (original cost unmarked).

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Sunned spine Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. hb, no d/w, 192pp, illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Graham Kaye (illustrator). First Edition. 1st UK edition , pages typically toning.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Graham Kaye (illustrator). First UK edition hardback, 1954, with no jacket. In overall good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - blue cloth boards slightly faded to spine and edges with a couple of faint marks. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Condition: Fair. 1954. First Edition Thus. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Marking to rear board. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Foxing overall.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good+. Ray Johnson (illustrator). First Edition. 1st UK edition. Pages typically toning, name in ink to half title, corners a little bumped, irregular fading to back cover. Where possible small books will have postage reduced.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Clean & tightly bound hardback book with a Sunday School prize label on the front endpaper, in a bright price clipped dustjacket which is chipped and creased at the edges. 192 pages, illustrations in the text, illustrated endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Graham Kaye (illustrator). 1st Edition. Probable 1st Uk printing. Price clipped jacket has small tears and chips and is in a new protective sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship by Victor Appleton II. We have recently acquired a large collection of vintage Tom Swift children's science fiction books. See other listings for alternative titles. Published by Sampson Low, Great Britain. 1st UK edition, 1954. Hardback with textured blue printed boards. Printed No. 3 to dustjacket spine. Good copy - text pages with only minor age discoloration to extremities, as is common for similar UK hardbacks of this period. Minor shelfwear to book. Previous owner's name and address to endpaper.  Dustjacket has nicks and tears, and some losses to lower edges. It is price clipped to inner flap,  but is intact and covered in removable protective plastic. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. 192pp. Dimensions: approximately 196mm high x 135mm wide x 26mm deep. Weight: Approximately 352g.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Tom Swift and His Giant Robot by Victor Appleton II. We have recently acquired a large collection of vintage Tom Swift children's science fiction books. See other listings for alternative titles. Published by Sampson Low, Great Britain. 1st UK edition, 1954. Hardback with textured blue printed boards. Printed No. 4 to dustjacket spine. Very good copy - text pages with only minor age discoloration as is common for similar UK hardbacks of this period. Only minor shelfwear to book. Dustjacket has nicks and tears, and some losses to lower edges, and is foxed to inside. Price-clipped to inner flap, but is intact and covered in removable protective plastic. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. 191pp. Dimensions: approximately 196mm high x 133mm wide x 26mm deep. Weight: Approximately 340g.

Condition: Good. 1st. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. as new unused.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing. Paperback original. Very Light wear along the edges of the wraps.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing. Paperback original. Very Light wear along the edges of the wraps.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Printing. Paperback original. Very Light wear along the edges of the wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st Uk edition. Corners slightly bumped. Pages typically age toning.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Edward Moritz (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1ST UK edition, corners bumped and display wear. Book is slightly sway from improper storage.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First UK Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in light blue boards with dark blue lettering and illustration, no dustjacket. 191pp. B/w frontispiece, b/w illustrations throughout (both full-page and within text), pictorial endpapers. Not library copy, no inscriptions. (26/7).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ray Johnson (illustrator). First UK Edition. Clean and firmly bound illustrated boards, name and address of former owner written in the half title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tom Swift and His Sonic Boom Trap by Victor Appleton II. We have recently acquired a large collection of vintage Tom Swift children's science fiction books. See other listings for alternative titles. Published by Collins, Great Britain. 1969. 1st UK edition. Hardback with pictorial cover. Illustrated by Edward Moritz. Dimensions: approximately 187mm high x 126mm wide x 20mm deep. Condition: Very good - text pages with some age discoloration as is common for Collins hardbacks of this period. Only minor shelfwear to covers. Small sticker and previous owner's inscribed name and address to first free endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.VG HARDBACK IN A GOOD ONLY PRICECLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER WITH SOME EDGE TEARS AND CHIPS.A BRIGHT COPY.