Adventure Books Including Tom Swift and Don Sturdy
Updated August 25, 2026
| Lot number | 77 |
| Auction | 09-10-2026 Music, Memorabilia, Guitars, Vtg. Audio Auction! |
| Date | September 10, 2026 at 7:01 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Tom Hall Auctions, Inc |
| Location | Schnecksville, Pennsylvania |
This collection consists of several vintage juvenile adventure books from prominent series of the early twentieth century. The group includes titles by Victor Appleton and St. George Rathborne, featuring publishers such as Grosset andDunlap, Whitman Publishing Co., and The Goldsmith Publishing Co. The first title is Tom Swift and His Television Detector or Trailing the Secret Plotters by Victor Appleton. This is a Whitman Publishing Co. reprint edition with a 1933Grosset and Dunlap copyright. It features a hardcover binding and its original dust jacket. The second title is Tom Swift and His House on Wheels or A Trip to the Mountain of Mystery by Victor Appleton, published by Grosset and Dunlap in1929. This volume is a hardcover edition with a dust jacket. The third title is Lend-A-Hand Boys Sanitary Squad or When the Fever Came to Blairstown by St. George Rathborne, published by The Goldsmith Publishing Co. in 1931. It includes the collection shows various degrees of wear consistent with age and use. All volumes exhibit age-related paper toning.
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