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Keene, Carolyn. Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S., 1940.

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Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$1.25 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Very Good

Description: The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$2.26 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

Seller: Once Upon A Time Books, Siloam Springs, AR, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB-Emerald, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Very Good

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Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Very Good

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Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Fair

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Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.02 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Good

Description: Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.43 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Shows some light wear from age and use. Interior is good with sound binding and no marks, damage or labels. We Ship Daily! Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Seller: Cathy's Half Price Books, Havertown, PA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.60 + shipping

Condition: Fair

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Seller: London Bridge Books, London, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.60 + shipping

Condition: Good

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Seller: London Bridge Books, London, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.60 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

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Seller: London Bridge Books, London, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.74 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Acceptable -The covers are intact but may have creases, marks, and/or various stickers. Pages may have several folds/creases and may include considerable notes and highlighting but text is legible. All items we sell are donated goods and are in used condition. Thank you for shopping with Goodwill Colorado! Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!

Seller: Goodwill of Colorado, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.74 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good - The item shows some wear from normal/consistent use; however, the binding is intact, and all text is legible. The item may have some minor curls on the corners of the cover and/or pages and some markings may be present including writing or stray marks. All items we sell are donated goods and are in used condition. Thank you for shopping with Goodwill Colorado! Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!

Seller: Goodwill of Colorado, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.78 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.

Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.

Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.

Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$4.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: May contain writing, notes, highlighting, bends or folds. Text is readable, book is clean, and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.

Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.16 + shipping

Condition: Good

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Seller: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.16 + shipping

Condition: Fair

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Seller: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.16 + shipping

Condition: Good

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Seller: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.39 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Good

Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

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Condition: Good

Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$5.99 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$6.23 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good condition. Nancy Drew, Book 17. Slightly dampstained.

Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$6.59 + shipping

Description: Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!

Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$6.59 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Book may contain some writing, highlighting, and or cover damage. Shipped fast and reliably!

Seller: -OnTimeBooks-, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$6.65 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.

Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of The Brass-bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$8.02 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: From the moment Nancy Drew boards an ocean liner leaving for New York, she becomes involved in a new and dangerous mystery. A man on the pier gestures to someone on board in  sign language. BEWARE OF NANCY DREW AND NE, he signals. Who is NE? Can it be Nelda Detweiler, a young woman who shares a cabin with Nancy, Bess, and George?  Mystery and intrigue follow the girls across the ocean; but with her usual ingenuity Nancy solves the mystery and defeats her enemies before the ship reaches New York. EAN: 9780448095172 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Título: The Mystery of The Brass-bound TrunkAutor: Keene, Carolyn Editorial: Grosset & Dunlap Información adicional: (nancy Drew, Book 17)

Seller: Hamelyn, Madrid, Spain

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$8.24 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$8.24 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Unread book in perfect condition.

Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$8.50 + shipping

Description: Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the brass Bound Trunk #17 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$8.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: NOT an ex library book. Blue multi pic endpapers. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket with white spine has long split on front next to the spine, 1/4" chips. Circa 1961 printing.

Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk, The: Nancy Drew. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$8.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Nancy Drew # 17; originally published in 1940. 220 pp. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8. Blue tweed cloth covered boards, stamped in dark blue on front and spine. No dj. This copy printed between 1951 and 1962. Prev owner's sig on title page. Overall wear.

Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew #17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$9.99 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk Nancy Drew series.. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$10.00 + shipping

Description: 216 p., Frontispiece by Russell H. Tandy Good condition, blue cloth, spine darkened

Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$11.11 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: HARDCOVER W/dj; GOOD/good, white spine, 220 pp. No markings. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #17: Brief gift inscription ffep. Black Flower is last book listed on back. Digger endpaper. Please email w/questions or to request picture(s); refer to our book inventory number. Free media mail shipping to USA addresses. LOCATION ND

Seller: Streamside Books, Waterville, ME, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$11.41 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Boun. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$12.09 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description:

Seller: New Story Community Books, Marshall, MI, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #17: The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$12.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: yellow matte boards, 25 chapters, blue and white endpapers, last book on back is The Phantom of Pine Hill (1965), heavy rubbing to cover, prev. owners' names on two pages

Seller: CKBooks, Bussey, IA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$13.51 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom

Carolyn Keene. The Secret at the Gatehouse; The Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$14.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Green, tweed cover. The endpapers have a green and white, nighttime scene. B/W frontispiece. 25 chapters. The last title in the list in the front is The Ghost in the Gallery. An ink stamp of an owner's name is on the half title page. DJ: The last title in the list on the front flap is Mystery at the Crossroads. The blue on the spine panel has faded. The three title lists have 28 check marks in ink. There are small spots of color loss from shelf wear rubbing. Scans e-mailed upon request.

Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the brass Bound Trunk #17 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap January 1940, 1940.

Price: US$14.38 + shipping

Description: Hardback with dust jacket, last title printed on front flap is The Secret of the Golden Pavilion, no price on dust jacket, front cover is the girl with the spyglass to the right. Book and dust jacket are good: no writing or marks, wear and aging. Dust jacket shows creasing, closed tears, discolorations.

Seller: Pella Books, Pella, IA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the brass Bound Trunk #17 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$14.95 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Good condition with light wear to cover and binding. Light markings to front page. Missing Dust Jacket.

Seller: GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Book has blue boards with blue silhouette endpapers. Front flap of jacket lists titles to "The Secret of the Wooden Lady". Hardcover in jacket with darkening to jacket. From the mid 1940's. Several small chips to jacket

Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1940.

Price: US$15.00 + shipping

Description: 220pp. Octavo [19 cm] Blue tweed paper covered boards with blue ink stamped titles and designs on the spine and front cover. Illustrated endsheets. Very good. The spine is gently rolled, and the edges of the covers and spine are lightly bumped and rubbed. The pages are a little browned. The dust jacket is in good condition only. Very mildly yellowed, creased and soiled. There are several larger abraded patches on the bottom third of the front panel. The edges are heavily chipped and have multiple small losses. The jacket also has numerous closed tears. The longest closed tears measure 3/4 of an inch long. There are several tape stains along the edges. These stains are more noticeable on the internal, non-visible side. There is an old price sticker on the front inside flap. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Number 17. The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories were originally published in 1930 by Grosset and Dunlap. The 56 stories were written by a variety of people using the pseudonym of Carolyn Keene.

Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk : Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$15.40 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Probable first edition. Faded pale boards with some wear and a few marks to board edges. Firmly bound and clean inside. Owners transcription dated 1948.

Seller: Babushka Books & Framers, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$15.54 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Unread book in perfect condition.

Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$15.97 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$15.97 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.

Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$16.70 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, 1940.

Price: US$17.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Book #9 in the classic series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. Orig. published in 1940, this is a slightly later printing (listing to DG #10 on front flap & #15 in front matter), with the blue tweed cover design & flashlight endpapers, with 25 chapters, 216 pages, & plain frontispiece. Condition is only Good: generally quite clean, but front hinge is cracked so binding is a bit wobbly. Also, the former owner has circled other book titles in front matter (& on all DJ front flap & back cover) in pen. Slight edgewear. The unclipped DJ (listing to #10 on front flap, JB #20 on rear flap, ND #27 on back cover) is VG- (minus): some small chips & light creases, pen circling of other titles, but no fading or tears; nicely protected in new mylar cover FREE!Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse #9 Dana Girls. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1940.

Price: US$17.50 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Purple boards with black lettering. Lists to self-Nancy Drew titles listed to The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Cover is worn with 2 inch split along spine edge. There is browing of the pages.

Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk #17, White spine, 1955A printing, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$18.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: NOT an ex library book. Blue tweed book. digger endpapers. 220 pages. Dust jacket with white spine has 1/2' tears, price is clipped. This book is #17 of 32 titles. 1960B printing per Farah's guide.

Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$19.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Dust jacket in good condition. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. ***1959-1961 PRINTING*** SPINE ROLL TOWARD FRONT BOARD. PREVIOUS OWNER USED WHITE CORRECTION FLUID ON TITLE PAGE. ADHESIVE TAPE LEFT BY PREVIOUS ONWER AT TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES OF BOARDS. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. Protective mylar plastic on dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.01

Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Secret at the Gatehouse, The: The Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1940.

Price: US$19.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 216 pages; green illustration on off-white eps; b/w frontis contents unmarked, creases fore edge of pg 161; slight lean to spine top edge green; list of titles inside goes to this one; shelf wear to edges of purple plum cover with silhouette cover; spine sunned; no dj

Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$19.23 + shipping

Condition: New

Description:

Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Brown Trunk (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #17). Grosset and Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Dust cover is slightly worn and yellowed with some minor tears. Pages yellowed but free from marks and folds.

Seller: Stillwater Books, West Warwick, RI, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$22.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Purple hardcover shows light edgewear with a bump at bottom corners. The FFE has a bookplate with a printed name. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The DJ is worn with chips and small tears, heavy wear at front fold and scuffs. This lists to self on jacket and book. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked.

Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse #9 Dana Girls. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1940.

Price: US$22.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Purple boards with black lettering. Lists to self-Nancy Drew titles listed to The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Ther cover shows some edgewear with rubbing and soiling.

Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$23.12 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!!

Seller: Pieuler Store, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Keene, Carolyn; Warren, Ferdinand E. (Illustrator). The Secret at the Gatehouse (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, 1940.

Price: US$24.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Book #9 (out of 30 in the series) in the third iteration from the 1950s-1960s (beige picture covers) of this classic YA girls series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. Original text, flashlight endpapers, plain frontis, 216 pages, listing to book #25 on back cover, to DG#24 & ND#39 in front matter. With pictorial paper-covered boards, this hardcover 12mo is in VG- (minus) condition: very clean, binding strong, slightly cocked to right; rear hinge split. Pages creamy white, with very mild tanning to edges. Minor-moderate rubbing to extremities, heavier to bottom edges from shelfwear. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn; Tandy, Russell (Illustrator). The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$24.95 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Book has light rubbing to spine edges, pages lightly toning w/tiny bit of light soiling; DJ has light shelfwear, light toning w/spine darker, couple tiny tears; DJ in protective Brodart cover; blue tweed binding, blue "digger" endpapers, 25 chapters, 29 Nancy Drew titles on front flap, 21 Beverly Gray titles on rear flap, 12 Cherry Ames titles on rear panel, DJ has white spine and 9595 price on front flap ; 220 pages

Seller: Books of Paradise, Magalia, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse #9 Dana Girls. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1940.

Price: US$24.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Purple boards with black lettering. Lists to self-Nancy Drew titles listed to The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. The cover shows light edgewear with light fading to the spine. The binding is sound. A name is written and stamped on the half title page.

Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset and Dunlap 1940, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: reprint ed. hardback very good condition in a dust jacket with a bit of edgewear

Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK (NANCY DREW). Grosset & Dunlap, NEW YORK, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: In blue "tweed" boards, blue "multi-scene" endpapers. Nancy wear flat heeled shoes on front cover. Crisp, clean and unmarked., and covered with a bright chipped jacket.

Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn; Warren, Ferdinand E. (Illustrator). The Secret at the Gatehouse (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Book #9 in the classic girls series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. This is part of the original series with purple textured cloth over boards & a black silhouette of the sisters/lettering to front & spine, green-toned endpapers with the girls reading a note. Orig. published in 1940, this is a slightly later printing, with the Frontispiece on plain vs glossy paper, no internals; in 216 pages, it lists only to itself & to ND #17 in front matter; no lists in rear. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding strong & square, both hinges intact. Pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age & wartime paper quality (notice on title page). Mild rubbing to both covers. The unclipped DJ (in the 1930s-1940s turquoise design) is VG-/Good+, with moderate rubbing to extremities, edgewear, light soil, old tape residue at bot ends of spine, small chips. Lists to DG #11 on front flap, BG #12 on rear flap. Beautifully protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.

Keene,Carolyn. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories The Mystery of the Brasss Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Blue Silhouette endpapers,Medium Blue cover with dark blue printing,frontis on palin paper

Seller: Always Superior Books, marietta, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk: Mystery Story #17. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Shelving wear. Age toned pages. Illustration on end papers. Text appears clean. Binding is tight and solid in very good condition. Rare / Scarce Room: Rack 4 Shelf 2. 220 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Teens & Young Adult; Crime Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561007682.

Seller: a2zbooks, Burgin, KY, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: 220p. A teal hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges lightly rubbed. Occasional light, spotty, tan-colored stains inside, but otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure. The jacket is lightly edgeworn and a touch foxed, and has some dampstaining along the edge of the rear flap. Otherwise essentially intact. Vintage edition of this classic Nancy Drew mystery (#17 in the series) illustrated by Russell H. Tandy, with illustrated endpapers. The front flap of the dustjacket lists the series through #32, THE SCARLET SLIPPER MYSTERY. The rear flap advertises the Vicki Barr series, and the back panel advertises the Dana Girls mysteries.

Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS-BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 220p. A blue hardcover book in near-fine condition with a very good dustjacket. Spine faintly tanned; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly worn along the edges, but otherwise intact. Vintage printing of Nancy Drew mystery #17, illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. This edition has a dustjacket with a white spine. The front flap of the jacket lists the series through #32, THE SCARLET SLIPPER MYSTERY. Copyright date is 1940 but this is a later printing.

Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 220p. A blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges worn; cloth starting to fray at spine ends and corners. Hinges weak; rear hinge splitting at top. Covers and all pages remain attached. Speckly stains on foredge. Former owner name on front endpapers, dated 1945. Mild age-toning to pages. Otherwise, text clean. A worn but nice vintage copy! A Nancy Drew Mystery Story. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy.

Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.

KEENE, Carolyn.. The secret at the gatehouse. The Dana Girls mystery stories.. Grosset & Dunlap, [c. 1940 (1955)]., New York:, 1940.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Description: 12mo. vii, [1], 216 pp. Frontisp., text illustrations. Green tweed boards, flashlight endpapers (minor rubbing, slight rubbing to corners), w/ d.j. wraparound cover (very minor chipping head & foot of spine, faint ghosting from old tape repair on back cover), still VG/G copy, w/ former ownership signature on verso of ffep. Later printing of No. 9 in the Dana Girls Mystery series. From 1949-1952 the first thirteen titles of the Dana Girls were reissued with wraparound dustjackets as they had been out-of-print since 1944. This copy lists to Crossroads on front flap of dustjacket, Ghost in the Gallery on verso of half-title, and to Nancy Drew, Ringmaster's Secret on back cover. This title was written by Mildred Wirt Benson.

Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse. The Dana Girls Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$26.30 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A nice copy of this book, no marks or signatures. Dark green eps with picture of the two girls. Beige/green boards with dark grren picture of the girls with tree and toarch on front board. Decorated spine . Very minor bumping to spine ends. No DJ. Boards are very slightly faded from shelving.

Seller: Westside Stories, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1940.

Price: US$29.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Nancy Drew # 17. 1948A-19 printing according to Farrah. Blue boards with blue lettering and silhouette of Nancy looking through spyglass. Blue and white end-papers. The dustjacket shows some edgewear and is protected in a mylar cover.

Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn; Tandy, Russell (Illustrator). The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, New York, 1940.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Book #17 in the classic series featuring girl sleuth, Nancy Drew, & her chums, Bess & George. First published in 1940, this is a later printing (1954C-30 per Farah's 11th), with the "blue tweed" covers & "digger" endpapers, orig. text in 25 chapters, 220pages. Plain frontis by Russell Tandy. Condition is Good+: generally very clean, with the occasional smudge/light soil. Binding strong & straight, both hinges secure. Pages creamy white with mild tanning, but unmarked save for former owner's info in pen opposite title page. Slight corner bumping & rubbing to extremities. The price-clipped DJ (listing to ND#31 on front flap, CA#15 on rear flap, DJ#15 on back cover) is Fair: downgraded due to large chip from bottom outer corner of front cover & many other shorter chips & tears, heavy rubbing to extremities. Old price sticker remains on front; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Description: A nice copy in color pictorial dust jacket. Some rubbing to bottom edges of book. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Protected in an archival mylar wrapper.

Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 220 pages. Blue cloth binding with red lettering and a red silhouette of Nancy with her magnifying glass. White endpapers with red silhouettes. This is the last title listed on verso of title page. Corners and edges of backstrip bumped and rubbed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gate House (The Dana Girls Mystery Stories: Book #9). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1940.

Price: US$31.45 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Light shelving wear, but no corner or spine wear. Sunning to spine; however printing to spine and front cover are very sharp. Text is clean however, pages are age toned due to passing time. Illustrated end papers. Rare / Scarce Room: Rack 4 Shelf 2 216 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Teens & Young Adult; Crime Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561007664.

Seller: a2zbooks, Burgin, KY, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Illustrated By Russell H. Tandy. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories.. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$34.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Copyright 1940, this copy likely from that time period. Blue hardcover with spyglass silhouette on front cover, spyglass endpapers printed in dark blue, black and white frontis illustration, color illustrated dustjacket. Edges rubbed, good hinges, sound text block, age-browned but clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some shelfwear and a few minor chips, relatively little paper loss. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Gatehouse. The Dana Girls Mystery Stories No. 9. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$34.99 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. First edition. Sound copy in heavily faded dustjacket. Lists to self inside book and on the front inner dustjacket flap, to Nancy Drew Tapping Heels on rear flap. Purple cloth printed in black with cameo of two girls with spyglass and necklace on the front, dark green and white endpapers with one girl looking at a letter, top edge tinted dark green, turquoise dustjacket with red band featuring an illustration from the book. The book has light edge rubbing, some uneven fading to the front cover showing the design from the dustjacket, good hinges, sound text block, small area at top of front free endpaper surface-scuffed as if tape were removed, name neatly written near hinge on front pastedown, name written again on reverse side of frontis illustration, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. The front and spine of the dustjacket are faded to light gray and pink instead of turquoise and red, with only light edge rubbing, no chips or tears. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940, later printing, 8vo, 220 pages, number 17 in series. Twenty three Nancy Drew's listed on inside front flap of jacket. Blue cloth, poor paper quality. According to Farah's Guide 11th printing this is the 1948A-19 printing. Six Cherry Ames on back of jacket, 12 Dana Girls on inside rear flap of jacket. Book and jacket in very good to very good+ condition Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. (TYPE # 2 BOOK CLUB EDITION). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$35.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Scarce. One of 32 volumes in the "Book Club Editions Type #2 series. (See Farah's Guide, page 31) . "Produced around 1962 and identical to the equivalent 1962 regular printings with only five minor changes. First, the words 'Book Club Edition' were printed on the title page. Second, the back covers were solid yellow. Third, the volume numbers were removed from the spines. Fourth, there were no suggested retail price box or blackened suggested retail price box graphics on the covers of volmes 1 through 6, and finally the pages that had pre-text lists in the regular were blank in the Type #2 Book Club editions." Illustrated with black-and-white drawings by Russell H. Tandy. Blue multi-scene end-papers. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. The top and fore edges have scattered foxing or staining. Very good condition. Selling Used and Rare books on-line since 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984. ; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; Black-and-white illustrations; 12mo.; 220 pages

Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc., Lexington, KY, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene; Ferdinand F Warren [Illustrator]. The Secret at the Gatehouse (Dana Girls Mystery Stories, No. 9). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$35.45 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Vintage Hardcover with DJ, (Dust Jacket A, Format II per AXE) Later Printing Stated 1940 (but probably 1942) Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages. Very Good, in a Good+ DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear and edge fading to blue cloth (Chain Pattern) boards with black spine titles and accents - two corners have faint bumping. Faded Red topstain. This is a variant with green and white endpapers. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean, unmarked and tanned due to wartime paper. Moderate shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and a few small chips to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Mildred Benson wrote this volume. Front DJ flap reads 50/50 at top and 100/150 at bottom. This is a variant with green and white endpapers. The interior list of titles goes to this title. The front DJ flap lists Dana Girls to The Clue Of The Rusty Key published in 1942. The rear DJ flap lists Beverly's Quest published in 1942. This is the 9th book in a series of 17. Mildred Benson wrote volumes 5 through 16. Per AXE, this is binding variant II with war paper, and plain frontispiece. (This is a variant with green and white endpapers.) DJ is Variant A. See my photos to come. The Dana Girls was a series of young adult mystery novels produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The title heroines, Jean and Louise Dana, are teenage sisters and amateur detectives who solve mysteries while at boarding school. The series was created in 1934 in an attempt to capitalize on the popularity of both the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories and the Hardy Boys series. The series was written by a number of ghostwriters and, despite going out-of-print twice, lasted from 1934 to 1979. A very respectable WWII Edition in DJ. LOC SSS-10

Seller: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew, Book 17). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 2000 Printing, like new

Seller: the good news resource, Park Forest, IL, U.S.A.

KEENE, CAROLYN. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Description: F / F.

Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset And Dunlap, 1940 Edition, 1940.

Price: US$42.50 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover in dust jacket. Blue boards, orange illustratio and text, clean and sharp, mild age wear to edges. Protected unclipped dustjacket, "5050" and "110-150" to front flap, with large 2" chip to spine bottom, nicks and chips to edges. Book is firm in binding, clean interior, previous owner's name glued to front orange on white illustrated endpaper. Front flap lists to "The Quest of the Missing Map. " Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 220 pages

Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1940.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Blue Boards And Traditional Orange Text On Cover And Spine, Dust Jacket Is Fair With Spine Missing Parts., Text Clean And White, Owner Address Inside Front Cover, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories No. 14, First Edition. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1940, New York, 220 Pg.

Seller: CML Books on The Mall, Boise, ID, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, U S. A., 1940.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 220pp Blue endpapers of various scences from Nancy Drew mysteries Corners of cover and spine tips are rubbed Front flap of dust jacket lists to The Secret of the Golden Pavillion Dust jacket has a tiny tear on edge Removable protective mylar cover over jacket

Seller: First Choice Books, coeurd'Alene, ID, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk (#17). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$47.25 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover with dust jacket. 1943B-9 printing according to Farah. Light bumping to spine extremeties. Light spine lean. Initial stamp on first blank. Production error of extra endpapers being bound-in at the front. Orange silhouette endpapers. Pages are somewhat age-toned. DJ has edgewear and chipping to the corners and spine extremeties. Spine is lightly sunned. Spine and rear panel are lightly soiled. Front panel is nice and bright. White spine DJ. ; 23A; 220 pages

Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew #6 - The Secret Of Red Gate Farm w/Dust Jacket 1940B-24 GLOSSY FRONTISPIECE. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$49.99 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #6 - THE SECRET OF RED GATE FARM (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1931 (original 25 chapters), 1940B-24 Printing (per Farah's - Guides for $132), orange silhouette endpapers, thick blue boards with orange lettering to front cover & spine (format 5), glossy frontispiece illustration, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series), no price on DJ front flap, 5050 price on DJ front flap. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: Tapping Heels Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Secret Gatehouse Dust Jacket Back Cover: Melody Lane - Kashmir Shawl Book rear lists: Brass Bound Trunk, Melody Lane, Judy Bolton, Dana Girls, Headline Books for Girls, Books For Girls, Carolyn Wells Books. Book has no creased page corners from prior reading, no foxing to outer page edges (slight age darkening/dust soiling only), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue or staining/discoloration, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges or to board corners or to spine tips, no age darkening to outer page edges, no spots or other staining to boards (usual white spine foxing), no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has tiny nick loss at top left to spine otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' losses at spine tip corners, hint of wear to front flap crease (primarily at flap crease corners), almost no edge wear, tiny red mark at bottom right on rear panel otherwise no soiling or staining, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel and spine, no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun darkening (common defect with the white spine books). Overall a FINE- book in VG+/FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.

KEEne, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, 1940.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: Hardcover, (blue cloth, 12mo. 220pp. Just a touch of wear some extremities and tiny bump to front edge of front cover. Very slight shelf slant. Name inside front cover, Her 17th book, with this listing last of the 17. No d/j. Tight. V.Good.

Seller: Shamrock Books, Lubbock, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. GROSSET & DUNALP, NY, 1940.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: blue lettering and silhouette on front cover, first title listed on flap of dustjacket Secret of the Old Cloth, last title Mystery of the Tolling Bell, spine of dustjacket rubbed, smal tear on front of dustjacket at bottom DATE PUBLISHED: 1940 EDITION: 220 VERY GOOD. JACKET: VERY GOOD DJ

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: As New

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. Illustrated in color and black-and-whiten. No scratches or torn pages in this, a collector's copy, a beautiful copy with the illustrations.

Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew - The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$55.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Later edition. Wartime edition. Dust Jacket has chips and tears. Blue covers have rubbing and edge wear. Spine cocked. Previous owners bookplate on front free endpaper. Rear hinge cracked. Pages browning from age. All proceeds go to the Friends of the WNPL. #A4/AB/B

Seller: This Old Book, Inc, Grayslake, IL, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn & Russell Tandy (Illust. ). The Bungalow Mystery;. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$55.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Nancy Drew Mystery #3; Glossy frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages; 22nd printing. (Farah 1940 A -22). Soundly bound in pale blue cloth with orange silhouette and titles (Format #5). Front flap to 16 Tapping heels with 11 Judy Bolton rear panel ending in Unfinished House and 7 Dana Girls titles on rear flap. Illustrated with glossy frontis but no internals. Dust jacket has a narrow 2 inch long abrasion to the front panel, a wuarter sized chip from the top edge of the rear panel and several smaller nicks and short closed tears. Prior owner has reinforced tears and weak spots mostly to the blank inside surface of the jacket but in several instances to the exterior surfaces. A damp/spill incident with very shallow evidence to the cloth at front edge of boards and jacket. Solid clean copy with mild damp flaws and old tape repairs to DJ. VG-/VG-

Seller: DogStar Books, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories.. New York Grosset & Dunlap 1940, 1940.

Price: US$56.37 + shipping

Description: Small Octavo. Frontispiece. Original blue cloth with orange decoration and lettering on front cover and red lettering on spine in illustrated dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. Owner's name on front endpaper in ink. Minor shelf wear on spine edges. Very good condition. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. Scarce in dust jacket.

Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, Canada

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS-BOUND T. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$57.94 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.85

Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.

Keene, CAROLYN. The MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. GROSSET, 1940.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A VERY GOOD FIRST PRINTING only has the front panel of dj. blue cloth, orange titling, orange 'silhouette' endsheets. List of book ends with BRASS BOUND TRUNK. . Glossy frontspiece. Very Good. First edition. 8vo. [2], iii-iv, 220 pp. Blue cloth with orange lettering on the front board and spine, orange endpapers and pastedowns; orange topstain. Illustrated by a frontispiece

Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #17). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: G in G DJ. 4th printing (Farah 1941A-4). Light to moderate signs of wear to exterior, binding solid and very slightly cocked, slight watermarks on edges of endpapers and frontispiece, else interior clean and unmarked, orange endpapers, glossy frontispiece. Unclipped (5050, 110-150) jacket has moderate chipping at edges, watermark on front flap and signs of general wear, else intact and in good shape. Clearly read, but a nice copy. Book lists to itself, front jacket flap lists to "Moss-Covered Mansion", back flap Dana Girls 1-9, back panel Judy Bolton 1-11.

Seller: Nick of All Trades, Penn Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn and F. Warren, illustrator.. The Secret at the Gatehouse: The Dana Girls Mystery Stories. #9.. Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1940, hardcover, (G/G),, 1940.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1940, this is the last title listed on front dj flap and on copyright page, on back flap "The Clue of the Tapping Heels" is the last Nancy Drew story listed, 216 pages, green illustrated endpapers, 5-1/8"x 7-5/8", hardcover, purple cloth with black titles and silhouette on front, top page edges tinted green, light spine end wear, light damp mark top of spine and front cover, small bits of paper from inside of dust jacket have adhered along spine edge of front cover at top and bottom, spine a bit faded, good blue and dark pink dust jacket with a color vignette in the pink section, pieces missing at corners, edge wear, creasing and chipping, 1" tear top edge front panel, a little light soil, 3/8" missing across top of spine taking part of "the" in the title with it and 1/8" missing across the bottom of the spine, spine faded, dust jacket protected in a new plastic cover, a little foxing in the hinges of the endpapers, pages just beginning to yellow around edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good (G/G) 3429 [Sss64FI]

Seller: Librarium, East Chatham, NY, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset and Dunlap, U S. A., 1940.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 220pp Blue cover w ith orange lettering and silhouette of Nancy with magnifying glass on front cover Orange silhouette endpapers List near front of book lists to this title Pages are age-toned and slight soiling on front facing page, otherwise book is As New Dust jacket lists to "The Secret at the Old Attic" Brightly colored jacket is covered in a removable protective mylar cover

Seller: First Choice Books, coeurd'Alene, ID, U.S.A.

KEENE, Carolyn [WIRT, Mildred A.]. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk.. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: Illustrated with a frontispiece on glossy paper by Russell H. Tandy. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth stamped in orange, in pictorial dust jacket. Early reprint. Farah 1941 B-5. A few whitish spots to the spine and joints; clean, tight and sound in a jacket with some shallow chipping and tiny dark spots to the backstrip. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #17.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Lilian Garis. Melody Lane Mystery : The Hermit of Proud Hill #9. Grosset and Dunlap, G&D, 1940.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1st edition. Book issued in blue hardcover, in a very good dust jacket, which has not been price clipped. 210 pages + ads. B/W frontispiece. The dust jacket has a little chip out of the top of the front panel. Moderate edge wear. Illustrated endpapers by Pelagie Doane. Selling quality books for 35 years.

Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: First edition, very good + blue cloth hardcover with orange letter and nancy illustration to cover shows foxing to page edges along with some other very light trace wear including touch of soil to cover, in very good later state dust jacket that shows light soil and light edgewear that includes a couple of small closed tears and tiny open chips. 220 pages with red top edge, black & white frontispiece and illustrated endpapers in orange. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this first edition of the 17th installment in the Nancy Drew series that lists titles on copyright page up to present title and to inner flap up to The Mystery at the Moss Covered Mansion and with Judy Bolton titles to rear panel.

Seller: Barker Books & Vintage, Helena, MT, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$79.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 2nd printing, dated 1940. Farah's Guide (10th printing) number 1940B-2 but with no "next book" notice on pg. 222. Light shelf wear. A brief gift inscription, dated 1940, is penciled on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is frayed at the spine ends. Light edge wear otherwise. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Seller: Banjo Booksellers, IOBA, Andover, MA, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew #4 The Mystery At Lilac Inn w/Dust Jacket 1940A-33 Glossy Frontispiece. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$79.99 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #4 - THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1930 (original 25 chapters), 1940A-33 printing per Farah (Guides for $132) (format 5 book), orange "silhouette" (Nancy holding a magnifying glass) illustrated endpapers, light blue boards with orange lettering to spine & front cover, "thick" book with glossy (not plain) frontispiece illustration, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series), 5050 price on DJ front flap. Dust Jacket Front Flap: Tapping Heels Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Clue Cobweb Dust Jacket Back Cover: Melody Lane - Kashmir Shawl Book front list: Nancy's Mysterious Letter Book rear lists: Haunted Bridge, Judy Bolton, Betty Wales, Books for Girls Book has one creased page corner, red top stain is nice without drop spots and almost no fading, slight age darkening/dust soiling/foxing to outer page edges, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no other former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, couple of scotch tape outline marks to free endpapers otherwise clean endpapers, no wear to board edges, hint of wear to board corners, slight wear to spine tips, no foxing to boards or spine, no soiling or staining to boards, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no spine sun fading, tiny bumped board corner. Dust Jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' losses to spine tip corners, almost no wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), hint of edge wear, rease/right front panel, spine, and rear flap crease otherwise no other soiling or staining, slight dust rubbing to white rear panel & spine, no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun darkening (common defect with the white spine books). Overall a FINE- book in FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover early printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.

KEENE, Carolyn. TANDY, Russell H. (illus.). The Mystery at Lilac Inn.. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Description: iv, 200 [4, ads] pp. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Farah 1940 A-33; dust jacket 1939 B-32. 1940 ink gift inscription on the reverse of the frontispiece; small area of cockling to the front free endpaper; some light spotting to the spine; tight and sound in an attractive jacket with a few tiny chips, light creasing, and closed tears. The front flap lists to Tapping Heels; the rear flap to Clue in the Cobweb; and the rear panel to Melody Lane, Kashmir Shawl. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, 4.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Haunted Bridge (Nancy Drew, Book 15). Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$90.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 1940. Reprint. Farrah 1940C-8. Nice Firm Clean copy ! 192 pages. 6655

Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn; Illustrated by Russell Tandy. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$95.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #17: THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK, Carolyn Keene; Illustrated by Russell Tandy- 1940- Grosset & Dunlap, New York- ORIGINAL 1940 FIRST EDITON / FIRST PRINTING ( with orange ’silhouette’ endpapers; light blue boards with ‘orange lettering’ cover and spine; ‘thick’ book with ‘glossy’ frontispiece illustration; this book listed ‘last’ on copyright page; no ‘next book’ list after page 220) with ORIGINAL SECOND STATE DUST JACKET (with ‘5050’ price; ‘white’ spine; front flap ends with ‘Tapping Heels’; rear flap ends with ‘Gatehouse’ not ‘Clue in the Cobweb’; back panel Melody Lane ‘Kashmir Shawl’)- This is NOT an ex-library book and it is NOT a reprint edition- BINDING is blue cloth HARDCOVER with titles in ORANGE on cover and spine with text-block ‘red top stain’; binding and text are generally neat, clean and solid in GOOD condition with NO extraneous writings or bookplates. Just light wear, some spine lean and normal ‘age-coloration’. The ORIGINAL SECOND STATE DUST JACKET is generally neat, clean and bright in new archival protector. Just a few short edge-tears and light soil. Overall, a nice, SOLID COPY of the fairly UNCOMMON ORIGINAL 1940 FIRST EDITION 220 pages. BK18122124

Seller: The Maine Bookhouse, Oxford, ME, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew #17 The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk w/DJ 1940B-2 1st print book/2nd print DJ. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$99.99 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #17 - THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1940 (original 25 chapters), 1940B-2 1ST PRINTING BOOK/2ND PRINTING DUST JACKET (per Farah's - guides for $210), orange "silhouette" illustrated endpapers, thick blue boards with orange lettering to spine and front board, glossy frontispiece, 5050 price on DJ front flap, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series). Note - this book never had revised "wraparound" artwork in a dust jacket so only this artwork with the white spine exists in dust jacket format. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: Tapping Heels Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Secret Gatehouse Dust Jacket Back Cover: Melody Lane - Kashmir Shawl Book front list: Brass Bound Trunk (no next book notice reference on page 220 - 1st printing issue point) Book has no creased page corners, orange top stain has no fading or drop spots, hint of age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), endpapers are clean and free from any discoloration, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges, board corners or spine tips, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has no chipping or tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' loss to top left spine tip corner, barest hint of wear to front flap crease, no edge wear, no soiling or staining, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel & spine, no color rubbing to panels, no spine sun darkening. Overall a N-FINE book in FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.

KEENE, Carolyn.. The mystery of the brass bound trunk. Nancy Drew Mystery stories. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy.. Grosset & Dunlap, [c. 1940 (1941)]., New York:, 1940.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Description: 12mo. iv, 220 pp. Glossy frontisp. by Tandy. Blue cloth, orange lettering, orange silhouette endpapers, w/ d.j. cover art by Tandy, white spine (very minor chipping head & foot of spine, edgewear, minor scuffing, couple minor closed tears), still NF/VG- copy, w/ former ownership markings on ffep. First edition, early printing, of No. 17 in the Nancy Drew series, listing to Moss-Covered Mansion on front flap of d.j., Dana girls listing 9 titles on back flap, price 5050 still present. This title written by Mildred Wirt.

Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew #17 The Brass Bound Trunk - RARE TRUE 1940A-1 1ST/1ST W/DUST JACKET. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$124.99 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #17 - THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1940 (original 25 chapters), 1940A-1 1ST PRINTING BOOK/1ST PRINTING DUST JACKET (per Farah's - guides for $280), orange "silhouette" illustrated endpapers, thick blue boards with orange lettering to spine and front board, glossy frontispiece, 5050 price on DJ front flap, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series). Note - this book never had revised "wraparound" artwork in a dust jacket so only this artwork with the white spine exists in dust jacket format. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: Tapping Heels Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Club Cobweb Dust Jacket Back Cover: Melody Lane - Kashmir Shawl Book front list: Brass Bound Trunk (no next book notice reference on page 220 - 1st printing issue point) Book has no creased page corners, orange top stain has no significant fading or drop spots, slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), endpapers are clean and free from any discoloration, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges, board corners or spine tips, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, hint of white foxing to spine, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket missing top half of spine and closed tear to right on spine otherwise no chipping or tearing or creasing, wear to bottom spine tip with 'v' loss to spine corner, wear to front flap crease (nick losses at flap crease corners), slight edge wear, faint scotch tape glue discoloration to right edge on spine (tape long since fallen off) otheriwse no soiling or staining, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel & spine, no color rubbing to panels, no spine sun darkening. Overall a FINE- book in GD+ condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover first printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale.

Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk Nancy Drew #17. Grosset and Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: #17. Farah 1940 B-2, a second printing. Nice solid copy but the spine of the book shows quite a bit of mottling. Owner name and address. Otherwise nice, looks great on the shelf. Send for pics.

Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Clue in the Diary. Grosset & Dunlap, c. 1940 / 1932, 1940.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Description: Very close to fine solid blue boards with orange titles and orange Nancy Drew silhouette in near fine bright and beautifully illustrated dustjacket. The seventh book in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. Back cover black and photograph of Margaret Sutton advertising the Judy Bolton mysteries. 11 books listed, the most recent, "The Unfinished House." With orange figure silhouettes to opening and closing flyleafs. Frontispiece full page illustration "Don't give into Nancy Drew! his wife screamed." Front flap list of books, the most recent "The Clue of the Tapping Heels." Top of block with original brick color. A very handsome edition. Price to upper right hand corner 5050, lower left hand corner 110-150. The book came out in 1932, but this edition is circa 1940.

Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$144.95 + shipping

Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket.

Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.

KEENE, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, 17. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$145.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition, fifth state. Blue cloth stamped in orange lettering and girl with magnifying glass on front board. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. Cocked with edgewear and previous owner gift inscription else very good in a very good dustwrapper with creasing, small ink marks on the flaps, and shallow chips and tears. Fifth state with Nancy Drew #1-18 listed on the front flap, Dana Girls Mysteries #1-9 listed on the rear flap, and Judy Bolton Mysteries #1-11 listed on the rear panel. *Farah 1941B-5*.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940, 8vo, 220 pages, glossy frontis, number 17 in series. Blue cloth, orange endpapers. Little bit of spotting to blue cloth boards, bookplate verso of rear board. According to Farah's Guide, 11th printing this is the 1941A-4 printing. Farah also notes the 1940A to 1941A editions were the only printings of volume #17 without a spine symbol on the dust jacket which this volume is lacking. Book in very good+ condition and dust jacket in near fine condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. The Mystery Of The Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition Nancy Drew book, colorful intact dust jacket with minimal tearing at the extremities, tape on the inside of the dust jacket from previous repair as well as words beginning to fade on the front main cover

Seller: Pleasant Street Books, woodstock, VT, U.S.A.

KEENE, Carolyn. TANDY, Russell H. (illus.). The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk.. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: iv, 220 pp. Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy. 8vo, publisher's blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Farah 1940 B-2. Small marks to the front free endpaper; otherwise clean, tight and sound in a generally attractive jacket with a few tiny chips and slight spotting to the rear panel. The front flap lists to Tapping Heels; the rear flap to Gatehouse; and the rear panel to Melody Lane, Kashmir Shawl. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, 17.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$195.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940, 8vo, 220 pages, glossy frontis. Number 17 in The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Sixteen titles listed on inside front flap of jacket. Eight Melody Lane on back of jacket, 8 Dana Girls on inside rear flap. According to Farah's Guide 11th Printing this is the 1940A-1 printing. Blue cloth, orange lettering and endpapers. Inscription from previous owner on verso of frontis. Book very good+, jacket in very good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of The Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940. Illustrated Cloth. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 220 Pp. Blue Cloth With Orange Lettering, Orange And White End-papers, No "Next Book" Ad At Rear Of Book, First Issue Book With This Title Last At Front Of Book. Blue hardcover printed in orange with silhouette of Drew with spyglass on front cover, orange spyglass end-papers, top edge tinted orange-red, black and white frontis plate. ear Fine, Bright And Clean, Slight Wear At Corners, Exceptionally Well Maintained! A collector's copy!!

Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK. Grossert & Dunlap, 1940.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940, First Edition, 8vo, 220 pages, glossy frontis. Number 17 in series, 16 titles listed on inside front flap, 8 Dana Girls on inside rear flap, 8 Melody Lane's listed on rear flap, all other issue points present. According to Farah's Guide 11th edition, this is the 1940A-1 First Edition. Book and jacket in very good+ condition. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.

Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk (VG+ 1940 1st hc/dj). Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1940.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Pub by Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Lists to itself on Copyright Page, & to Tapping Heels on inside front flap, presumed 1st Edition. No "next books" advt at rear. Lists to Dana Girls Gatehouse on inside rear flap, w/ 8 Melody Jane titles listed on back of dj. NOT exLib. VG+ cond. hardcover w/ VG unclipped pict dustjacket (very bright, very colorful) now in archival grade Brodart. Code "5050" at top of inside front flap, & "110-150" at bottom. Blue lightly textured bds w/ orange Nancy in heels on front cover, & orange lettering on cover & spine, top edge publisher's bright orange. Orange eps w/ magnifying glass in Nancy's hand. Semi-glossy frontis illustration in b&w by Russell Tandy, & no other illustrations. Approx 1/2" dia chip out of upper edge of dj spine; also approx 3/8"x1/8" chip about 2/3 down front shoulder of dj, & approx 3/8" loss to tail of dj spine, o/w only very light edgewear. 220pp. Square, straight, tight, bright, clean & unmarked except as noted, overall VG+/VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.

Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1940.

Price: US$325.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Farah 1940A-1. First Edition First Printing. Inside flap lists to The Clue of the Tapping Heels, Back cover lists Melody Lane series to The Secret of the Kashmir Shawl. Inside rear flap Lists Dana Girls Mystery Stories to The Clue in the Cobweb. Dust jacket has some discoloration, small chips and tears. Dust jacket is protected in mylar cover. Light rubbing and edge wear to cloth covers. Spine slightly cocked. Previous owners name on the front free endpaper otherwise pages clean. Binding tight. #L2/AB/B

Seller: This Old Book, Inc, Grayslake, IL, U.S.A.