The Hardy Boys #76 Game Plan For Disaster - RARE WANDERER 1ST HARDCOVER w/DUST JACKET N-FINE NOT EX-LIBRARY

Franklin Dixon

Published by Wanderer, 1982

THE HARDY BOYS #76 - GAME PLAN FOR DISASTER by FRANKLIN DIXON, illustrated by Denis Orloff, published by Wanderer (Simon & Shuster imprint that had bought out Grosset & Dunlap) in the early 1980s, First Printing (10 - 1 numberline on copyright page), white endpapers, Wanderer Reinforced Edition (this hardcover was intended primarily for library sale), light grey cloth boards with black lettering to spine, $8.95 price on DJ front flap. VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AS THIS IS THE ONLY DUST JACKETED EDITION OF THIS BOOK (NOR WAS THERE A BOOK CLUB EDITION) - VERY SMALL PRINT RUN THAT WAS SOLD (NEARLY EXCLUSIVELY) TO LIBRARIES - THE FEW COPIES THAT WEREN'T SOLD TO LIBRARIES ARE IN THE HANDS OF DIE-HARD COLLECTORS MAKING CLEAN COPIES OF THIS BOOK NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THE MARKET. Book has no creased page corners, no foxing to outer page edges (hint of age darkening/dust soiling only), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges or board corners or spine tips, no age darkening to outer page edges, no soiling or staining to boards, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has tiny closed tear at top right on front panel otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' losses at spine tip corners, almost no wear to front flap crease (just at flap crease corners), almost no edge wear, no soiling or staining, no dust rubbing to rear panel, no color rubbing to panels or spine, no spine sun fading but age darkening at right/left on spine and at flap creases (common with this light colored DJ). Overall a N-FINE book in FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Hardy Boys hardcover first printing in dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Wanderer books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1694156331658

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Hardy Boys #76 Game Plan For Disaster - ...
Publisher: Wanderer
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition