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TOM SWIFT-THE LAND OF WONDERS-Victor Appleton-1917-dj

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TOM SWIFT-THE LAND OF WONDERS-Victor Appleton-1917-dj

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Title: TOM SWIFT-THE LAND OF WONDERS-Victor Appleton-1917-dj

Provenance: About this Item: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1917. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Previous owner's name are on the front and rear end papers and frontis verso. DJ is wrapped in mylar and is rubbed at the spine, edges and corners with some minor edge wear. Rubbing to spine at head. Book source label is on the free end paper. Some fairly minor rear cover soil. DJ and Cover Art and B&W Frontispiece; 12mo: 7" - 8" tall; Last title listed on the Tom Swift title page verso list. First or early edition. 218 pages.

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