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NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #32 - THE SCARLET SLIPPER MYSTERY by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Harriet Adams), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1954 (original 25 chapters), 1954E-2 1st printing book/2nd printing dust jacket (per Farah's - guides fore $105), blue "digger" illustrated endpapers, cloth "tweed" boards (format 15), "wraparound" dust jacket cover art by Rudy Nappi (there was never a "white spine" DJ for this book), 9595 price on DJ front flap. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: Scarlet Slipper Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Ghost Gallery Dust Jacket Back Cover: Connie Blair - Peril Pink Book (front list): Scarlet Slipper (1st printing issue point) & Dana Girls - Mystery Crossroads Book has no creased page corners, black top stain has no fading or drop spots, no foxing/age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges which are still white, endpapers are clean, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, none of the usual shelf wear rubbing to bottom board edge/spine tips, no wear to board corners, 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 small nick loss at bottom of front flap crease otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with couple of 'v' losses to spine tip corners, almost no wear to front flap crease (just at flap crease corners), hint of edge wear, no soiling or staining, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to front panel/spine, no spine sun fading (common defect with this dust jacket). Overall a N-FINE book in VG+ condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover first printing with its original 2nd state dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1712127989767
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