Author:Appleton, Victor

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Tom Swift and His Air Glider (Tom Swift Series Book 12)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Seller ID: 2200470

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Early reprint: titles on copyright page through Giant Land; title in rear ads through His Big Tunnel. Lacks jacket. Pencil scribble on front board,. 1912 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 209 pp., 10-page terminal publisher ad. Book 12 in the original Tom Swift series, each of which was based around a particular technological gadget. While testing out one of his many airships, Tom needs to make emergency landing for repairs. He complains of the poor quality platinum used for his magneto, and is overheard by an escaped Russian exile. The man tells Tom of a secret pla...
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Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout; or. The Speediest Car on the Road (Tom Swift Series Book 5)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1910

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 2265404

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Copyright page lists series through book 5, ad following text lists series through book 19. Boards rubbed, pencil name and date on front endpaper. 1910 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 216, [4] pp. Tom Swift (in some versions Tom Swift, Jr.) is the name of the central character in five series, totaling over 100 volumes, of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. His adventures have been written by...
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Tom Swift and His Motor Boat; or The Rivals of Lake Carlopa (Tom Swift 2)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1910

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 2201893

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Reprint - copyright page lists through His Electric Runabout, ad following text lists through His Great Searchlight. Boards lightly stained, ink name and date on front endpaper. 1910 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 212 pp. 8vo. Tom Swift and his Motor-Boat picks up directly following events from the previous book with the titular Motor-Boat getting damaged by criminals intent on steeling an invention of Tom Swift's father. The owner of the boat decides to auction off the 21 foot craft rather than pay for repairs, and Tom wins the auction with a bid of $200. Howeve...
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Tom Swift and His Air Glider or, Seeking the Platinum Treasure (Tom Swift Series Book 12)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $8.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Seller ID: 2207859

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Copyright page lists through Giant Land, ad following text lists through House on Wheels. Spine slightly cocked, lightly stained and foxed. 1912 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 209 pp., 10-page terminal publisher ad. Book 12 in the original Tom Swift series, each of which was based around a particular technological gadget. While testing out one of his many airships, Tom needs to make emergency landing for repairs. He complains of the poor quality platinum used for his magneto, and is overheard by an escaped Russian exile. The man tells Tom of a secret platinum min...
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Tom Swift in the City of Gold; or, Marvelous Adventures Underground (Tom Swift Series Book 11)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Seller ID: 2265401

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Copyright page lists series through book 12, ad following text lists series through book 19. Endpapers foxed. 1912 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 216 pp., [4] publisher catalog. The 11th book in the classic boy's adventure series, featuring a quest for a lost underground city. Tom Swift is a fictional young inventor in five different series of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm, and have been written by a number of different ghostwriters ov...
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Tom Swift and His Air Glider; or, Seeking the Platinum Treasure (Tom Swift Series Book 12)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 2265402

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Copyright page lists series through book 13, ad following text lists series through book 19. Hinges weakening, pencil name on front endpaper. 1912 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 209 pp., 10-page terminal publisher ad. Book 12 in the original Tom Swift series, each of which was based around a particular technological gadget. While testing out one of his many airships, Tom needs to make emergency landing for repairs. He complains of the poor quality platinum used for his magneto, and is overheard by an escaped Russian exile. The man tells Tom of a secret platinum m...
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Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders; or, The Underground Search for the Idol of Gold (Tom Swift Series Book 20)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1917

Seller ID: 2265403

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Copyright page lists series through book 20. Chip from spine head, boards rubbed, front hinge weakening. 1917 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 218 pp, [2] publisher ad. Tom Swift is a fictional young inventor in five different series of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm, and have been written by a number of different ghostwriters over the years. The books are published under the collective pseudonym Victor Appleton (or, in one case, 'Victor ...
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Tom Swift in Captivity; or, Daring Escape by Airship (Tom Swift Series Book 13)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2266866

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Copyright page lists through book 13, no list of Tom Swift series following text as appears in reprints (ads are for Rover Boys and Putnam Hall). Boards lightly rubbed and soiled. 1912 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 218, [2] pp. 8vo. Volume 13. The South African adventures of Tom, his airship, and giants.Thirteen Tom Swift titles on copyright page; twenty-nine Tom Swift titles in ads following text.
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Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle or Fun and Adventures on the Road (The Tom Swift Series Book 1)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1910

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 2270871

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Early reprint - list on copyright page ends with 'His Electric Runabout', ad following text lists through 'His Great Searchlight'. Edge of rear board soiled. 1910 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. v, 206 pp., 14-page terminal publisher ad. 8vo. Tom Swift is a fictional young inventor in five series of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm, and have been written by a number of different ghostwriters over the years. The books are published under the co...
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Tom Swift in the City of Gold; or, Marvelous Adventures Underground (Tom Swift Series Book 11)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1912

Seller ID: 2291420

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

No jacket. Front hinge broken, pencil name on front free endpaper. 1912 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. iv, 216 pp. Plus [4] publisher catalog. The 11th book in the classic boy's adventure series, featuring a quest for a lost underground city. Tom Swift is a fictional young inventor in five different series of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm, and have been written by a number of different ghostwriters over the years. The books are published u...
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Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures Book 3)

By: Appleton, Victor

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1954

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 2307688

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Early reprint (list preceding title page includes titles through Atomic Earth Blaster, book 5; list on rear jacket panel includes titles through Giant Robot, book 4). Includes original jacket. Top jacket edge lightly stained, edges lightly foxed, 1/2 inch closed jacket tear, pencil owner note on front endpapers, including what looks like Morse code. 1954 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 208 pp. 8vo. Blue tweed cover. The third book in the New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures series, a spinoff of the original Tom Swift juvenile series that began in the early 20th century.
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Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire (The New Tom Swift, Jr. Adventures, No. 8)

By: Appleton, Victor, II

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1956

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2272865

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Front flyleaf series list and rear jacket panel list through Phantom Satellite. Jacket edges rubbed, sticker on front jacket flap, Carvel comic book style promotional booklet about baseballer Whitey Ford laid in. 1956 Hard Cover. 214 pp. 8vo. Tom Swift (in some versions Tom Swift, Jr.) is the name of the central character in five series, totaling over 100 volumes, of juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm, and ...
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Tom Swift and His Space Solartron (The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures, Book 13)

By: Appleton, Victor; Kaye, Graham

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1958

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2205587

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Prelim and jacket list #1-13. Ink mark and faint stain to page ridge. One-inch tear to jacket along spine-head, minor chip to jacket spine-base, quarter-inch tear to bottom edge of jacket front and rear, jacket edges heavily rubbed with multiple small tears. 1958 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 183 pp. 8vo. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. A mighty task faces Tom Swift Jr. in his exciting, new project - colonization of the moon. To accomplish this astounding feat, Tom must perfect his latest invention, the matter maker, which will be essential for life on th...
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Tom Swift and His Deep-Sea Hydrodome (the New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures, No. 11)

By: Appleton, Victor; Kaye, Graham

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap: 1958

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2205550

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition. No jacket, prelim lists #1-11, a few faint spots to page ridges. 1958 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 184 pp. Illustrated by Graham Kaye. In Tom Swift and His Deep-Sea Hydrodome, the eleventh book in The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures series, Tom Swift is once again embroiled in another thrilling adventure. From the moment he finds himself tossed about helplessly in an undersea geyser to the time he faces possible death at the hands of his enemies, the young scientist fights to overcome many obstacles in putting his two latest inventions to use. When Tom ...
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