NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #30 - THE CLUE OF THE VELVET MASK by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Benson & Harriet Adams), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1953 (original 25 chapters), 1953D-1 true 1st printing book/1st printing dust jacket (per Farah's - guides fore $270), blue "silhouette" illustrated endpapers (ONLY FOUND ON THE TRUE 1ST PRINTING), cloth "tweed" boards (format 14), "wraparound" dust jacket cover art by Rudy Nappi (there was never a "white spine" DJ for this book), 9595 price on DJ front flap.

Lists:

    Dust Jacket Front Flap: Velvet Mask (1st issue printing point)

    Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Jade Ring

    Dust Jacket Back Cover: Judy Bolton - Forbidden Chest

    Book (front list): Velvet Mask & Dana Girls - Clue Ivy (1st issue printing point)

    Book has no creased page corners, black top stain has no fading or drop spots, slight age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), endpapers are clean, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, almost none of the usual shelf wear rubbing to bottom board edge/spine tips, no wear to board corners, 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 no chipping, tearing or creasing, almost no wear to spine tips, almost no wear to front flap crease (just at flap crease corners), hint of edge wear, couple of spots of water moisture staining outline at flap creases otherwise no soiling or staining, just a hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel, no color rubbing to front panel/spine, no spine sun fading (common defect with this dust jacket).

    Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG/VG+ condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover first printing first state with rare silhouette endpapers and its original dust jacket.  I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for auction on ebay - just click on the 'see other items' link to the right of the picture.

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