NANCY DREW #30 CLUE OF THE VELVET MASK w/DJ 1953A-1 VERY RARE 1ST/1ST

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NANCY DREW #30 CLUE OF THE VELVET MASK w/DJ 1953A-1 VERY RARE 1ST/1ST:
$68.99

NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #30 - THE CLUE OF THE VELVET MASK by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1953 (original 25 chapters), 1953A-1 First Printing Dust Jacket/First Printing book per Farah\'s guide (guides for $270), blue \"silhouette\" illustrated endpapers (ULTRA-RARE - 1ST ISSUE PRINTING POINT), cloth \"tweed\" boards, 9595 price on DJ front flap, \"wraparound\" dust jacket cover art by Bill Gillies (there was never a \"white spine\" DJ for this book).

Lists:

Dust Jacket Front Flap: Velvet Mask (1st printing issue point)

Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Jade Ring

Dust Jacket Back Cover: Judy Bolton - Forofferden Chest

Book front lists: Velvet Mask & Dana Girls - Clue Ivy

Book has no creased page corners, black top stain is perfect without drop spots or fading, no foxing to outer page edges (slight dust soiling/dust soiling only), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, former owner\'s name on ffe otherwise no former owner\'s markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, usual shelf wear rubbing to bottom board edges, no wear to board corners or 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 chipping at top spine tip & tiny nick loses at bottom spine tip corners otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips, almost no wear to front flap crease (just to corners), edge wear to rear panel (nicks), no soiling or staining, no dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to panels, no spine sun fading.

Overall a VG+/FINE- book in VG condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover 1st printing with its original 1st printing dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale on - just click on the \'see other items\' link to the right of the picture.

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