An Archway Paperback Original. Very minor shelfwear. A bright, attractive copy "Young inventor Tom Swift is determined to recreate in miniature one of the most powerful forces in nature: a black hole. But Tom loses control of the experiment. He’s sucked through the hole into a parallel universe, exchanging places with his perfect double—a criminal mastermind targeted for revenge by a powerful government agent. On the lam from the law, Tom must find a way back home, Otherwise he’ll remain a hunted man for the rest of his life. And his own world will fall prey to his alter ego--a twi... View More...
Corners bumped, minor edge wear, small crease to back bottom corner. An Archway Paperback Original. An attractive copy "Young inventor Tom Swift is determined to recreate in miniature one of the most powerful forces in nature: a black hole. But Tom loses control of the experiment. He’s sucked through the hole into a parallel universe, exchanging places with his perfect double—a criminal mastermind targeted for revenge by a powerful government agent. On the lam from the law, Tom must find a way back home, Otherwise he’ll remain a hunted man for the rest of his life. And his own world w... View More...
208 pp. Mattson & Davis Format #1 (textured composition binding, medium blue boards, dark blue lettering on front and spine, plain except for a dark-blue illustration of Tom Swift Jr.'s head in upper-right center of front board, superimposed over a blueprint. Pictorial endpapers in blue and white, depicting Tom at the window of his flying lab. Frontispiece and several full- or partial-page internal illustrations on plain paper. Pictorial DJ on white coated paper. Spine contains color logo of Tom's head superimposed over a blueprint with a black rectangle underneath containing "The New ... View More...
208 pp. Mattson & Davis Format #1 (textured composition binding, medium blue boards, dark blue lettering on front and spine, plain except for a dark-blue illustration of Tom Swift Jr.' s head in upper-right center of front board, superimposed over a blueprint. Pictorial endpapers in blue and white, depicting Tom at the window of his flying lab. Frontispiece and several full- or partial-page internal illustrations on plain paper. No jacket. Lists inside to Tom Swift and the Phantom Satellite, which gives a likely publication date of 1957. Spine cocked, separating at back hinge, corners worn wit... View More...
Ex-library with usual marks in sturdy blue patterned library binding. A few smudges on edges, but text is clean and unmarked. Black and white line drawings by Graham Kaye.
Age Level: Grades 4-10; Ex-Library; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Pictorial boards, 178 pp, no dust jacket (as issued) , b/w endpapers showing Tom in his lab. Corners chipped and bent, some edge wear and sunning, a little chipping, light dampstaining to top edge. Text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy. ; New Tom Swift Adventures; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 178 pages; "A violent explosion in space touches off one of the most thrill-packed adventures in Tom Swift Jr.' s scientific career. The appalling news that a cargo rocket has disintegrated while en route with vital supplies to Swift Enterprises' research base on the asteroid, Nestria, sounds a... View More...
211 pp. , early reprint. Blue tweed boards, listing inside to Tom Swift and the Spectromarine Selector indicating a publication date of 1960 (original 1954). PIctorial endpapers in blue and white, depicting Tom at the window of his flying lab. Frontispiece and several full- or partial-page internal illustrations on plain paper. Jacket is in new Brodart, with some large chips missing to the spine, significant creasing and chipping to front panel. Rear panel has advert for the Hardy Brothers, with a listing to The Mystery of the Chinese Junk. Spine cocked, edge wear to boards, some foxing to lea... View More...
#8 in the New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures. Spine somewhat slanted. DJ has a few small chips at spine and flap ends and a 1" tear. Some spots in text, but pages have not yellowed. Black and white illustrations throughout. A nice copy.
"A strange twist of nature brings deadly nuclear gas from a mountain in the African jungle, and the reason turns out to be an important atomic discovery."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Blue tweed boards with navy lettering, 180 pp, picture of Tom on front board, blue and white endpapers showing Tom in his Lab. Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, missing back panel, otherwise minor edge wear and chipping. A nice copy save the missing back panel of the jacket. ; Titles list inside to 'Cosmic Astronauts'. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 180 pages; "SPEED-AND MORE SPEED-go into the mammoth project of completing Tom Swift Jr.' s newest type of spaceship. It is a race against time and the stakes are high. First, Tom's foreign enemies appear ready... View More...
