Nancy Drew #17 The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk! Vintage 1954 Grosset & Dunlap HCDJ!

Description

Up for sale is Nancy Drew “The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk” by Carolyn Keene! This is the seventeenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. This is a vintage hardcover book with a 1940 copyright date that was published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1954 complete with its original dust jacket! The book has blue tweed covers with navy blue illustrated “Digger” endpapers, and the top edge of the book is black. The book contains the original twenty-five chapters with a frontispiece illustration by Russell Tandy inside. The front dust jacket flap lists to Nancy Drew #32 The Scarlet Slipper Mystery, the back dust jacket flap lists the Vicki Barr series books through to #10 The Search for the Missing Twin, and the back of the dust jacket lists the Dana Girls series books through to #15 The Secret of the Jade Ring. There are no internal book lists. As shown in the photos, the book is in very good condition for its age with some shelf wear and light soiling. The cover is in nice shape with a little light soiling and some slight bowing of the boards. The dust jacket is in good condition with some light soiling, including some water staining near the top, very few tiny edge tears, and no clipped corners as shown. The book is complete and remains well bound with a slight reading slant. It has generally clean pages with no writing, creases, rips, or tears. There may be a few small light stains and a little light foxing or spotting inside. This vintage Nancy Drew book is hard to find with its original dust jacket… it would make a great addition to your collection!

Take a look at the photos to best judge condition. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the book, pictures or shipping before bidding. Please pay within 3 days of purchase, and I'll ship the book ASAP, usually within 2 days of payment received.

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