Product Description
The Tower Treasure, The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #1 in the series. Author: Franklin W. Dixon. 214 printed pages pages. Hardcover book, no dust jacket. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1927, printed circa 1952 in the U.S.A.
The 1952 printing has orange and white Greta endpapers.
Synopsis: The first book in the Hardy Boys series. The plot of the The Tower Treasure revolves around Frank and Joe Hardy's efforts to solve a jewel and securities robbery, clear the name of a wrongly accused friend's father, and find the missing loot.
Frank and Joe Hardy, teenage sons of well-known detective Fenton Hardy, become entangled in their first major mystery when a wealthy Bayport resident, Hurd Applegate, reports that his family’s priceless jewels have been stolen from the tower room of the Applegate mansion. Suspicion quickly falls on James “Red” Jackley, a known criminal, who is believed to be hiding out in the area.
The Hardy boys follow various clues and encounter obstacles ranging from false leads to personal danger. Along the way, they rescue a friend in trouble, uncover Jackley’s movements, and finally track him down. Before dying from injuries in a train accident, Jackley confesses that he did steal the jewels but insists he hid them in “the old tower.”
The boys return to the Applegate estate and search the tower thoroughly. At first they find nothing, but with persistence they eventually discover the stolen treasure hidden in a secret compartment, thereby clearing the name of others suspected and restoring the valuables to the Applegates.
The adventure establishes Frank and Joe as skilled young detectives, setting the stage for the long-running Hardy Boys series.
Condition: The book is in very good overall condition. It has two names written on the inside of the front cover (one of them whited out) . The inside pages are in very good condition with no writing or creased pages (see last photo).
Product Description
The Tower Treasure, The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories #1 in the series. Author: Franklin W. Dixon. 214 printed pages pages. Hardcover book, no dust jacket. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1927, printed circa 1952 in the U.S.A.
The 1952 printing has orange and white Greta endpapers.
Synopsis: The first book in the Hardy Boys series. The plot of the The Tower Treasure revolves around Frank and Joe Hardy's efforts to solve a jewel and securities robbery, clear the name of a wrongly accused friend's father, and find the missing loot.
Frank and Joe Hardy, teenage sons of well-known detective Fenton Hardy, become entangled in their first major mystery when a wealthy Bayport resident, Hurd Applegate, reports that his family’s priceless jewels have been stolen from the tower room of the Applegate mansion. Suspicion quickly falls on James “Red” Jackley, a known criminal, who is believed to be hiding out in the area.
The Hardy boys follow various clues and encounter obstacles ranging from false leads to personal danger. Along the way, they rescue a friend in trouble, uncover Jackley’s movements, and finally track him down. Before dying from injuries in a train accident, Jackley confesses that he did steal the jewels but insists he hid them in “the old tower.”
The boys return to the Applegate estate and search the tower thoroughly. At first they find nothing, but with persistence they eventually discover the stolen treasure hidden in a secret compartment, thereby clearing the name of others suspected and restoring the valuables to the Applegates.
The adventure establishes Frank and Joe as skilled young detectives, setting the stage for the long-running Hardy Boys series.
Condition: The book is in very good overall condition. It has two names written on the inside of the front cover (one of them whited out) . The inside pages are in very good condition with no writing or creased pages (see last photo).