Ted Scott Flying Stories #8 The Lone Eagle of the Border Smugglers 1929 HCDJ
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CONDITION: VG/G. 1929 (circa 1940 Printing). Grosset & Dunlap, New York. Unmarked. Hardcover, tight, solid & square. Tan cloth boards w/ navy blue lettering, small bump lower edge, otherwise light edge and corner wear. DJ included (G), edge wear chips bottom spine & along top front edge upper spine, otherwise small nicks and light edge wear with light age-toning and soiling. Bright, dark blue publisher stain to upper edge block. Orange-and-white pictorial endpapers depicting a biplane flying over an airfield. 214 pp plus period adverts. 5.25 x 8". Eighth volume in the Ted Scott Flying Stories aviation adventure series, following aviator Ted Scott's border assignment tracking a diamond-smuggling ring. Ships in box from the USA, quickly & w/care. SYNOPSIS: Originally published in 1929 by Grosset & Dunlap, The Lone Eagle of the Border (subtitled Ted Scott and the Diamond Smugglers) is the eighth installment of the classic Ted Scott Flying Stories aviation adventure series. The story follows professional aviator Ted Scott as he is stationed along the United States-Mexico border to assist federal authorities in combating an elusive smuggling ring. Integrating realistic elements of early commercial aviation with an adventure plot, the narrative focuses on Ted's tactical flight maneuvers, reconnaissance operations, and aerial pursuit of diamond smugglers across remote desert landscapes. This volume is presented in the publisher's tan cloth boards stamped with dark blue lettering and
- Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
- Year: 1929
- Printing: later
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
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