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NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #35 - THE HAUNTED SHOWBOAT by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Harriet Adams), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1957 (original 25 chapters), 1958A-1 true 1st printing book/1st printing dust jacket (per Farah's - guides fore $145), 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), 100100 price on DJ front flap. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: Story Summary Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Haunted Showboat Dust Jacket Back Cover: Dana Girls Study Lamp - small G&D ad (1st printing issue point) Book (front list): Haunted Showboat & Dana Girls - Winking Ruby (1st printing issue point) Book has no creased page corners, black top stain has no fading or drop spots, hint of age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), endpapers are clean, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, almost none of the usual shelf wear rubbing to bottom board edge/top board corners, no wear to 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 no chipping, tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips with largish 'v' losses to spine tip corners, almost no wear to front flap crease (just at flap crease corners), slight edge wear, no soiling or staining, no dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to panels (common with this DJ for some reason), no spine sun fading. Overall a FINE-N-FINE book in VG+/FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover first printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale. Seller Inventory # ABE-1722497986385
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