Tom Swift (Jr.) and His Rocket Ship (#3 of 33 books in this series)

Appleton, Victor

Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1954

About this Item

This VG quality first edition book was published in 1954 by Grosset & Dunlap. It is 7-5/8" tall and has 208 numbered pages of text; it is the blue tweed cover of format #1, as per Mattson & Davis's bibliography (Grosset & Dunlap; 7-5/8"; textured composition binding, medium blue with dark blue lettering; plain front except for dark blue illustration of Tom Swift, Jr.'s head in upper right area of front cover, superimposed over a blueprint; pictorial end pages in shades of blue on white, depicting Tom at the window of his flying lab; frontis +8 to +11 full or partial page illustration, all on plain paper. White coated paper dust jacket, pictorial, in colors, different scene for each title; illustration covers front & spine panels; spine contains series logo of Tom's head superimposed over a blueprint with black rectangle below containing "The New Tom Swift Adventures" and the title number enclosed in a white or gray diamond). The book is square, very clean, free of edge dings with the lower front corner lightly bumped; the head and heel of the spine are barely bumped and have slight color loss. The bottom edges and corners have a small amount of wear. Except for an ink stamped name/address on the FFEP and a lightly toned area of the FFEP where some paper must have been left and a 1/2" tear at the bottom of the blank page preceding the half-title page, the interior is completely free of writing, stray marks, stains of any sort and page damage of any type. Both hinges are very strong and not damaged. The frontis and other illustrations are intact. The paper is quite flexible. The book lists only the first 3 Swift Jr. titles on the back of the half-title page; there is no other list in the book. This VG- quality jacket is very clean and the colors on the front panel and spine are not damaged or faded. It has tiny chips at the top front corner and the head of the spine, With a larger chip at the lower front corner; there is a 1/2" tear at the top of the front panel and one on the bottom of the rear panel. There is no tape on this jacket. The rear flap and rear panel both list only the first 3 titles in this series. Seller Inventory # BMR-2020-6-17-3

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tom Swift (Jr.) and His Rocket Ship (#3 of ...

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Publication Date: 1954

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition