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Victor Appleton

(born - died )

Victor and his offspring are as fictional as their stories. The first series was written mostly by Howard R. Garis. He wrote 35 of the 38 book series that started with "Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle". The Tom Swift Jr. series was started by Harriet S. Adams. It has 33 titles. The third series started in 1981 stopped at number 11. A fourth series started in 1991 with "Tom Swift #1".--Lee Skidmore

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Tom Swift #1: The City in the Stars

1981 copyright of the 3rd Tom Swift, Jr. series, 3rd printing over-size paperback, very good

$4.00

Tom Swift #2: Terror on the Moons of Jupiter

1981 copyright of the 3rd Tom Swift, Jr. series, 3rd printing over-size paperback, very good

$4.00

Tom Swift #1: The Black Dragon

April 1991 1st Printing, paperback of the 4th Tom Swift, Jr. series, very good

$3.00

Tom Swift and His Flying Lab

Volume 1 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

plain blue hardcover, very good conditon, no dust jacket

$7.00

another copy: blue hardcover with dust jacket, good+ condition, chips from edges of dust jacket, creases, detached inner flap included

$18.00

another copy: later edition with colored picture covers, no dust jacket as issued, ex-libris, intact but cover and spine damage to pictures, pocket removal and discard stamp

$1.00

another copy: picture covers, very good, clean bright, no names, stamps, scribbles

$8.00

another copy: picture covers, good+ condition, clean, no names, stamps, scribbles

$5.00

Tom Swift and His Jetmarine

Number 2 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

blue hardcover with Dust Jacket, good condition, with dust jacket, water stain to back of dust jacket, chipped and worn, but intact

$16.00

Tom Swift and His Rocket Ship

Number 3 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

blue hardcover with dust jacket, fine with very good dust jacket-1" tear at bottom of dust jacket spine with corresponding crease, otherwise very bright colors very few small nicks looks newish esp. for a children's book

$20.00

another copy: plain blue cover, good+, no dust jacket

$7.00

another copy: picture cover with small black $1 box top right corner, good condition

$7.00

another copy: picture cover, good- condition

$4.00

Tom Swift and His Giant Robot

Number 4 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

picture covers, good+ condition

$9.00

Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster

Number 5 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

plain blue cover, good+, no dust jacket

$7.00

another copy: picture covers, very good+

$12.00

Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space

Number 6 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

picture covers, very good-

$10.00

another copy: blue covers, good, with good+ dust jacket

$18.00

Tom Swift and His Diving Seacopter

Number 7 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

picture cover, very good-

$10.00

another copy: blue covers, good-, no dust jacket

$4.00

Tom Swift in the Caves of Nuclear Fire

Number 8 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

plain blue cover, good- with good dust jacket, chips in dj

$12.00

Tom Swift and His Ultrasonic Cycloplane

Number 10 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

blue covers, very good with good+ dust jacket(front cover picture near fine)

$20.00

another copy: blue covers, good- with good dust jacket

$12.00

another copy: picture covers, very good

$10.00

Tom Swift and the Race to the Moon

Number 12 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series. He beat NASA by 11 years.

blue hardcover with dust jacket, good+ with good+ dust jacket, crease here and there in DJ, small chips in DJ at spine edges

$17.00

another copy:`picture covers, very good condition

$12.00

Tom Swift and His Solar Solartron

Number 13 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

blue covers, very good-, with good- dust jacket

$18.00

Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope

Number 14 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

Picture covers, very good condition

$10.00

Tom Swift and the Cosmic Astronauts

Number 16 in the first Tom Swift, Jr. series.

blue covers, good with good+ dust jacket

$18.00

Tom Swift and his Electric Rifle

number 10 in the original Tom Swift, Sr. series, good to very good condition, no dust jacket-embossed picture covers

$25.00

Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle

1910? (plain orange-red cover without pictures) first in the original Tom Swift, Sr. series, good condition, no dust wrapper, light stain and fading with wear on book end with otherwise mostly clean and bright cover, inside papers are clean and bright.

$25.00-sold, please send want list

Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher

1924? (tan book cover with red and black pictures) number 27 in the original Tom Swift, Sr. series, good to very good condition, dust wrapper almost completely intact, with extensive lists of other 'juveniles' on the interior, overall a clean bright copy.

$25.00-sold, please send want list

Tom Swift and His Airline Express

1929? (tan book cover with red and black pictures) number 29 in the original Tom Swift, Sr. series, good to very good condition, dust wrapper almost completely intact (large chip out of bottom of book end of the dust wrapper) with extensive lists of other 'juveniles' on the interior, overall a clean bright copy.

$25.00-sold, please send want list

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