Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 218 Pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and discoloured at the spine, despite this the boards remain strong Internally, the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. r* 05/10/2021. ak. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 221 pages (complete). In general fair condition. The cloth cover is much worn and marked. The spine, although worn, is tight and secure. The first end page has a previous owners inscription. Inside, the contents are clean, clear, confident and amiable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
DIXON, Franklin W.. Footprints under the window (Hardy Boys Mystery stories). Harold Hill, UK, 1957.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback: frontispiece, pictorial orange endpapers, no dj, orange cloth with black lettering and front vignette, rear board discoloured, corners slightly bumped, slight foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 223pp.
Seller: Mad Hatter Books, Auckland, New Zealand
Dixon, Franklin W.. Footprints Under the Window. Harold Hill & Son, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1957.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 221 pages. Orange cloth binding, black lettering Orange and white endpapers. Old ink price on front enpaper. Former owner's name rubber stamped and crossed out on half-title page. Cover faded and worn.
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Dixon, Franklin W.. Mark on the Door. Harold Hill & Son, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1957.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 222 pages. Orange cloth binding, black lettering Orange and white endpapers. Old ink price on front endpaper. Former owner's name rubber stamped on front endpaper and title page. Several pages chipped on the upper right-hand corner. None of the chips effect the text.
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
franklin W. Dixon. The Mark on the Door (Hardy Boys Mystery). Harold Hill & Son, Newcastle, 1957.
Price: US$57.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book condition: Good with a little wear to spine; light dust/faint marks to closed page edges. Dustjacket: Fair/Good with heavy wear/small loss to edges and corners; loss to head of spine (not affecting titles); price-clipped. UK First Edition. Still a very bright copy.
Seller: Voltaire and Rousseau Bookshop, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Price: US$399.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: THE HARDY BOYS #12 FOOTPRINTS UNDER THE WINDOW by FRANKLIN DIXON, published by UK publisher Harold Hill in 1957, First Printing (no references to subsequent printings on copyright page), orange "Gretta" endpapers, maroon boards with black lettering to spine and front board, 8/6 net price on DJ front flap, racially insensitive DJ cover art. VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE U.K. BOOK. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: The Crisscross Shadow Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Nancy Drew - Red Gate Farm Dust Jacket Back Cover: Ad for next Hardy Boys book (Mark On The Door) Book front list: While The Clocked Ticked (books are not listed in original order of publication) Book has no creased page corners, green top stain is nice without fading or drop spots, slight dust soiling/foxing to outer page edges which are still otherwise white (no age darkening), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, 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 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 nick tear with related creasing along top edge on front panel otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, barest hint of wear to spine tips, no wear to front flap crease, couple of tiny nicks otherwise no edge wear, no soiling or staining, almost no dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to to front panel, no spine sun fading. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a rare Hardy Boys hardcover UK Printing. I have a number of other hardcover Hardy Boys books up for sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
Price: US$399.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: THE HARDY BOYS #13 THE MARK ON THE DOOR by FRANKLIN DIXON, published by UK publisher Harold Hill in 1957, First Printing (no references to subsequent printings on copyright page), orange "Gretta" endpapers, brown boards with black lettering to spine and front board, 8/6 net price on DJ front flap, racially insensitive DJ cover art. VERY RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE U.K. BOOK. Lists: Dust Jacket Front Flap: The Crisscross Shadow Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Nancy Drew - Red Gate Farm Dust Jacket Back Cover: Ad for next Hardy Boys book (Hidden Harbour Mystery) Book front list: While The Clocked Ticked (books are not listed in original order of publication) Book has no creased page corners, green top stain is nice without fading or drop spots, slight dust soiling/foxing to outer page edges which are still otherwise white (no age darkening), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, 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 board corners or spine tips, no age darkening to outer page edges, no soiling or staining to boards, partial fade spot at top left on spine, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. Dust Jacket has closed tear with related crease at top left on spine and crease at bottom fo spine otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, hint of wear to spine tips with 'v' losses to couple of spine tip corners, just a hint of wear to front flap crease, hint of edge wear, no soiling or staining, almost no dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun fading. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG+/FINE- condition DJ (not price clipped) of a rare Hardy Boys hardcover UK Printing. I have a number of other hardcover Hardy Boys books up for sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
Price: US$489.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HBDJ, Stated First Published Great Britain 1957 on copyright pg, 1st UK Edition, VG /GOOD+-, AS-IS, THICK Dark Red Boards with Silhouette of Hardys, book itself is in VERYgood order with clean pages and tight binding with some minor bumps to corners. Unclipped DJ is in generally GOOD-order, however has a piece missing from the top of the spine, and one or two other small tears at edges. The Varty picture on the DJ cover is what were all here for anyway, and it is in good order; nice and vibrant, Title & Author on Spine Cvr with Publ at Btm, Dustjacket has a small edgewear at the head and foot of the spine . Front dustjacket flap Lists Thru Crisscross Shadow, Text itself is in good shape with Light Wear Fox, page List of titles in front go thru While Clock Ticked, 222 pgs , + ADS in back Have you ever thought why You get so Much Fun + List Nancy Drew Titles Thru Secret Red Gate Farm, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear Fox, DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears Extremities, 5 X 7 1/2 in. .Back Inner Flap DJ Lists thru Nancy Drew secret of Red Gate Farm & show Price of 6/- NET PRICE, Back of DJ Light rub, wear & small Ink Word READ gives short sypnosis of bk Hidden Harbour with Red, B/W Comic Like Drawings of Hardy Boys,Yellow Spine DJ with Harold Hill & SONS at Base & #13 , Dustjacket has mild chipping at head and foot of spine, ,Specially commissioned Plain B/W Frontispiece by Varty, Frank suddenly rushed & Leaped Upon Vincenzo of Him Knocking over Mexican in Hat while another Man stands Nearby & Joe Watches on Side, Great Frank Varty front DUST jacket artwork, Inner Flap DJ Lists thru Crisscross Shadow has Original Price Intact of 8/6 NET, NO OTHER INTERNALS, , STATED 1ST Published in Great Britain 1957, 1st Edition in Vintage Bright Coloured artwork DustJacket by Frank Varty of 2 Blonde & Black Haired Brothers in Red & Green & White Shirts in Cave looking out toward Mexican Men, 1Standing with His Hand on Waist Dagger in sheath wearing Red & White Striped Sarape & Tall Wide Brimmed Mexican Hat & Green Pants with Orange & Yellow design on Leg with Tall Orange & White Mountains in Background & men on Horses, the Boys and their father travel to Mexico in search of a missing witness. The artwork for the unique frontispiece was also specially commissioned for this Harold Hill printing, and is by Frank Varty.
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$689.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: HBDJ, Stated First Published Great Britain 1957 on copyright pg, 1st UK Edition, VG-/GOOD+, AS-IS, THICK Orange Tweed cloth with Silhouette of boys on front & Title & Author on Spine Cvr has slight Btm Front edge Fade, Dustjacket has a small edgewear at the head and foot of the spine with small Chip Top NOT Affecting Title. Front dustjacket flap Lists Thru Crisscross Shadow, The text itself is in good shape with Light Wear Fox, page List of titles in front go thru While Clock Ticked, 222 pgs , + ADS in back Have you ever thought why You get so Much Fun + List Nancy Drew Titles Thru Secret Red Gate Farm, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear Fox, DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears creases Extremities, Orange cloth stamped in dark black on spine and front board, 5 X 7 1/2 in. , .Back Inner Flap Dj Lists thru Nancy Drew secret of Red Gate Farm & show Price of 6/- NET PRICE, Back of DJ Light rub, wear & small Ink Word gives short sypnosis of bk Hidden Harbour with Red, B/W Comic Like Drawings of Hardy Boys,Yellow Spine DJ with Harold Hill & SONS at Base & #13 , does not have Harold Hill on the cvr spine, Dustjacket has mild chipping at head and foot of spine, price clipped front flap. Book has mild fading to bottom FRONT & SPINE cover, mild foxing to fore edge, Only Slightly Book has mild fading to bottom cover, mild foxing to fore edge, FOXING Stains pgs Outer edges NOT Affecting the text. Dustjacket has mild chipping at head and foot of spine, price clipped front flap ,Specially commissioned Plain B/W Frontispiece by Varty, Frank suddenly rushed & Leaped Upon Vincenzo of Him Knocking over Mexican in Hat while another Man stands Nearby & Joe Watches on Side, Great Frank Varty front DUST jacket artwork, Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped Lists thru Crisscross Shadow, NO OTHER INTERNALS .Coloured artwork DustJacket by Frank Varty of 2 Blonde & Black Haired Brothers in Red & Green & White Shirts in Cave looking out toward Mexican Men, 1Standing with His Hand on Waist Dagger in sheath wearing Red & White Striped Sarape & Tall Wide Brimmed Mexican Hat & Green Pants with Orange & Yellow design on Leg with Tall Orange & White Mountains in Background & men on Horses, the Boys and their father travel to Mexico in search of a missing witness. The artwork for the unique frontispiece was also specially commissioned for this Harold Hill printing, and is by Frank Varty.
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$725.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Specially commissioned Plain B/W Frontispiece by Varty ? There He Goes Into the Barn, Cried Joe, of 3 Boys in Room as Joe Looks at Man entering in Hat , Great Frank Varty front DUST jacket artwork, Front Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped but Original Price of 5/- Price Intact Lists Thru Hidden Harbor, NO OTHER INTERNALS , HBDJ, Stated First Published Great Britain 1957 on copyright pg has J & #300101 STAMP, 1st UK Edition, VG-/GOOD, AS-IS, HAS X-LIBRARY Perth & Kinross County STAMP, THICK Blue Tweed cloth with Silhouette of boys on front & Title & Author on Spine Cvr has slight Edge Wear, Dustjacket has a small edgewear at the head and foot of the spine with Tiny End Chips Top NOT Affecting Title. Front dustjacket flap Lists thru This title, Interior text itself is in good shape with Light Wear Fox, page List of titles in front go thrusecret Lost tunnel, 222 pgs , + ADS in back Have you ever thought why You get so Much Fun + List Nancy Drew Titles Thru Secret Red Gate Farm , DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears creases Extremities, Blue cloth stamped in dark black on spine and front board, 5 X 7 1/2 in. , Back Inner Flap Dj Lists 1st Six thru Nancy Drew secret of Red Gate Farm & show Price of 6/- NET PRICE, Back of DJ Light rub, wear & small Ink Word gives short sypnosis of bk Sinister Signpost with Red, B/W Comic Like Drawings of Hardy Boys, Yellow Spine DJ with Harold Hill Logo & SONS at Base & #14 , & Has Harold Hill on the Bk cvr spine, Dustjacket has mild chipping at head and foot of spine, Tiny Light Stains bks Edge . Dustjacket has mild chipping at head and foot of spine, Dustjacket has a small Triangular chip at the top right front takes out Part of Y & S in BOYS at Top Edge, wqhich was Printed in Red, Book has moderately bumped corners, a small library pocket with tape on the front paste down endpaper, and small library stamp on the last page. The pale blue book has mild spine Slant ,in Vintage Bright Coloured artwork DustJacket by Frank Varty of Hardy brothers, one Blonde in Red Checkered Shirt Kneeling & Black Haired Boy in Red Shirt White Collar kneeling on Boat in Life Jackets attending to Old White Bearded Man in Suit with White Hankie in his Coazt Pocket, as another Boy standing in Green Shirt & White Collar & wearing Life Jacket looks out at Boat in Flames & People in Boat Being Lowered to Water to Save them
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.