Title: The Vanishing Air Liner
Author: Van Powell (A pseudonym used by Ardon Van Buren Powell, a prolific pulp fiction and children's series writer who also wrote for The Sky Detectives series).
Publisher: The Saalfield Publishing Company (Akron, Ohio & New York)
Publication Date: 1932 (Stated as the Roman numeral MCMXXXII on the copyright page).
Edition: First Edition (Saalfield specialized in affordable single-run juvenile books; this is the true 1932 format).
Binding & Features:
Original publisher's deep teal/green hardcover featuring a distinctive rippled, wave-textured pattern across the boards.
Titles stamped in black ink on the front cover and spine.
Includes a classic black-and-white illustrated frontispiece opposite the title page depicting the characters in an action scene.
Condition Notes: Good / Vintage Reading Copy.
Exterior: The green wave-textured boards are clean with solid color. There is typical, light shelf rubbing along the edges and corner tips. The black stamped lettering on the front and spine remains clear and fully legible.
Binding: The text block is intact, though the internal hinges show typical vintage wear and minor stretching from age.
Interior: The interior pages are clean and intact, showing the expected uniform, heavy amber/tanned toning throughout due to the high-acid paper stock used during production.
Interesting Historical Fact: The publisher of this book, The Saalfield Publishing Company, was once one of the absolute giants of children's literature in the United States. Operating out of Akron, Ohio, they grew to become one of the world's largest publishers of coloring books, paper dolls, and juvenile series fiction. They were so influential in mid-century pop culture that they held the exclusive publishing rights to manufacture books for superstar children icons like Shirley Temple and Raggedy Ann, printing millions of treasures that filled American childhood homes for nearly a century before finally closing their doors in 1977.
Title: The Vanishing Air Liner
Author: Van Powell (A pseudonym used by Ardon Van Buren Powell, a prolific pulp fiction and children's series writer who also wrote for The Sky Detectives series).
Publisher: The Saalfield Publishing Company (Akron, Ohio & New York)
Publication Date: 1932 (Stated as the Roman numeral MCMXXXII on the copyright page).
Edition: First Edition (Saalfield specialized in affordable single-run juvenile books; this is the true 1932 format).
Binding & Features:
Original publisher's deep teal/green hardcover featuring a distinctive rippled, wave-textured pattern across the boards.
Titles stamped in black ink on the front cover and spine.
Includes a classic black-and-white illustrated frontispiece opposite the title page depicting the characters in an action scene.
Condition Notes: Good / Vintage Reading Copy.
Exterior: The green wave-textured boards are clean with solid color. There is typical, light shelf rubbing along the edges and corner tips. The black stamped lettering on the front and spine remains clear and fully legible.
Binding: The text block is intact, though the internal hinges show typical vintage wear and minor stretching from age.
Interior: The interior pages are clean and intact, showing the expected uniform, heavy amber/tanned toning throughout due to the high-acid paper stock used during production.
Interesting Historical Fact: The publisher of this book, The Saalfield Publishing Company, was once one of the absolute giants of children's literature in the United States. Operating out of Akron, Ohio, they grew to become one of the world's largest publishers of coloring books, paper dolls, and juvenile series fiction. They were so influential in mid-century pop culture that they held the exclusive publishing rights to manufacture books for superstar children icons like Shirley Temple and Raggedy Ann, printing millions of treasures that filled American childhood homes for nearly a century before finally closing their doors in 1977.
