Description: TOM SWIFT AND HIS WAR TANK; or DOING HIS BIT FOR UNCLE SAM by Victor Appleton. New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1918. Presumed 1st Edition. Hardcover (no dustjacket) Yellow-beige cloth boards with colorful red & black decoration and titling on front and spine. Boards are chipped with small scratches and scrapes. Corners bumped and a bit frayed. Tip and tail of spine are wrinkled and frayed. Back board has numerous small spots and scrapes. Hinges and binding are square and tight. Front flyleaf has an illegible black marker scribble. Paper is lightly tanned but clean, no marks, no damaged pages noted. 5.25" x 7.75" 218 p. Victor Appleton was a pseudonym used for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. This title is 21st in a series that reached more than 40 books in the first series (to 1941) plus later series. The book is an interesting example of adapting on on-going series to the contemporary issues of WWI: Tom Swift is a young inventor who creates a war tank to help the Allied forces and while his work is kept secret, he faces challenges like spies trying to steal his tank. See photo of publisher's advertisement for the series.
Price: 6.75 USD
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1918
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: victor appleton
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: see photos
