For sale is a rare and exceptional First Edition First Printing of The Clue in the Embers [Original Edition] (Hardy Boys #35) by Franklin W. Dixon, in a first state dust jacket protected in an archival wrap. First [Original] Edition unstated, 1936 Grosset and Dunlap on copyright page. 1954 Printing with The Clue in the Embers as the last published title listed on the front flap and the single scene graphic endpapers.
The hardcover book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards with a strong sheen and cloth pattern. The title ink is strong on the front board and the straight spine. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, moderate edge wear and rubbed and lightly rounded corners with no bare spots. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the second free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The Orange and white Gretta graphic end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with strong color, mild surface wear, heavy edge wear, and chips and a gap on the bottom spine ends. First state jacket with 100100 code and no price on the front flap, as issued. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Tony Prito enlists the help of his detective friends Frank and Joe Hardy when a sinister stranger demands that Tony sell him the bizarre curio collection he has just inherited. While the boys are discussing this suspicious incident, the stranger, Valez, telephones and threatens Tony. That same afternoon the three boys collect the cases of curios at a freight station only for Joe’s life to be at risk on their way back to Tony’s house.
Ships promptly in manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
