Description: ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE THREE INVESTIGATORS #5 - THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHING TREASURE by Robert Arthur, illustrated by Harry Kane, published by Random House, copyright 1966, no references to Gibraltar Library Binding on rear cover, white endpapers, fully illustrated boards. RARE GLOSSY (NOT MATTE) BOARDS - THERE WERE ONLY 8 BOOKS OF THE ORIGINAL 23 BOOKS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY WERE IN MATTE BOARDS THAT WERE LATER PRINTED IN GLOSSY BOARDS. Book has no creased page corners, hint of dust soiling/age darkening to outer page edges (no foxing), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges (very very common defect with these early 3 investigator books - the glue on the page block is always separating from the boards), no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps inside, no wear to board edges or board corners, almost no wear to spine tips, no color rubbing to boards (benefit of the glossy board format), no soiling or staining to boards, no surface color tears to boards or spine, no spine sun fading, no bumped board corners. Note: This book comes protected by a removable clear Brodart book cover (cover is not taped to book - it can be simply slipped off if desired) which prevents further rubbing/soiling damage to the outer boards. Any white marks/glare lines in the photo are simply glare from the flatbed scanner reacting to this Brodart cover (and are not actual defects with the book). Overall a N-FINE book of a hardcover glossy board printing Three Investigators book. I have a number of other hardcover and paperback Three Investigator books up for auction on ebay - just click on the 'see other items' link to the right of the picture. NOTE - MEDIA MAIL ROUTINELY TAKES 3-4 WEEKS (REGARDLESS OF WHAT EBAY MAY SAY - THEY DON'T CONTROL THE POST OFFICE). For U.S. buyers, both priority mail (3-5 days) and media mail (3-4 weeks) shipping options will be listed in the ebay invoice (or if the book is a paperback or small magazine both 1st class mail (5-7 days) and media mail shipping options will be listed in the ebay invoice) - SIMPLY CLICK ON THE BLUE 'OTHER SHIPPING OPTIONS' LINK IN THE INVOICE TO SEE BOTH SHIPPING OPTIONS/COST. DELIVERY CONFIRMATION IS NOT TRACKING (despite what ebay and paypal want to call it - again they don't control the U.S. post office). Delivery confirmation is merely what it says it is - it confirms delivery to prevent fraudulent chargebacks of claimed unreceived items (which is why I don't charge for delivery confirmation in the shipping costs). Also, since I print shipping labels from home (as opposed to purchasing shipping at the post office), the delivery confirmation number IS NOT SCANNED BY THE POST OFFICE AT THIS END. Therefore, in most cases, the first time that the Post Office will show anything when you check the delivery confirmation number is when the package hits your local post office/sorting center (basically the day before its delivered to you). Occasionally (about 25% of the time) a package will get scanned at the Federal Way, WA transfer station, but in the vast majority of the cases the delivery confirmation won't show anything until basically the day before you get the package. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING COSTS FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS WON (if you would like estimates of what combined shipping costs might be for a certain group of auctions, please e-mail me before the auctions close but a very rough estimate is $.50-$1.00 per additional book for media mail, $1.00-$2.00 per additional book for priority mail, and $6.00-$7.00 per additional book for international mail). As for returns -All items are used (not new) books and therefore are sold as-is, which is why I try to provide a fairly detailed description of the item itself (i.e. what it is and what it is not) as well its specific condition, noting any significant defects (for collectible items). Book grades are provided in the posting, however book grading standards/categories very widely from seller to seller, so please do not rely solely on the grade that I have given a book or ebay's provided "condition" box description, without considering the specific condition/defects described for that particular book. I do, on occasion, miss a significant defect in an item or simply make a cut/paste error in the description (i.e. an error in the description from using a prior posting as the "shell" for this book's description), and for collectible items, if that happens, on a case-by-case basis I do issue a full refund (including the cost of return shipping) depending upon the collectible significance of the undisclosed defect.
Price: 34.99 USD
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
End Time: 2024-12-11T21:03:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Features: Illustrated
Format: Hardcover
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Series: Three Investigators
Modified Item: No
Topic: Detective Stories
Book Series: The Three Investigators
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: No
Edition: Special Edition
Language: English
Country of Manufacture: United States
Publication Year: 1966
Book Title: The Mystery Of The Vanishing Treasure
Intended Audience: Adults
Author: Robert Arthur
Original Language: English
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Random House
Signed: No
Genre: Mystery
Type: Novel
