Beverly Gray's Mystery

New York, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1948. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/VG. Book #18 in the girls' series of 26 books orig. published 1934-1955 featuring the adventurous Beverly Gray, starting when she was a college student & following her through her career as a reporter. Orig. published in 1939, then reprinted by Grosset & Dunlap, this is a FIRST Printing of that First Edition, listing only to book #16 on front DJ flap, no lists in book. Hardcover small 8vo has medium blue cloth over boards, with a cameo in a circle of Beverly to front & lettering to spine in darker blue, in 207 pages, plain frontispiece. Condition is VG-: very clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages mildly tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age & paper quality, but completely unmarked. Moderate rubbing to extremities, bumping to all corners & both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is VG+: bright & clean, with very mild rubbing to extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.