The Three Investigators #40 The Mystery Of The Rogues' Reunion - Rare Glb Hardcover Ffirst Printing High Grade Marc Brandel Three Investigators

THE THREE INVESTIGATORS (formally ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE THREE INVESTIGATORS) #40 - THE MYSTERY OF THE ROGUES' REUNION by MARC BRANDEL, published by Random House, copyright 1985, First Printing (complete 1 - 9 0 numberline on copyright page), Gibraltar Library Binding, white endpapers, illustrated front board. VERY RARE HARDCOVER EDITION - ONLY SOLD TO LIBRARIES. STARTING WITH THREE INVESTIGATORS #29, RANDOM HOUSE ONLY SOLD THREE INVESTIGATORS BOOKS IN PAPERBACK-ONLY FORMAT (THE LAST TRADE HARDCOVER EDITION SOLD TO THE PUBLIC WAS #28). THE HARDCOVER EDITION WAS ONLY MADE WITH RE-ENFORCED HINGES (I.E. "GIBRALTAR LIBRARY BINDING") AND SOLD EXCLUSIVELY TO SCHOOL LIBRARIES. AS A RESULT VIRTUALLY EVERY SINGLE HARDCOVER COPY OF THIS BOOK THAT IS FOR SALE ONLY EXISTS AS A DISCARDED EX-LIBRARY BOOK. THIS BOOK WAS ONE OF THE LAST OF THE 'ORIGINAL FORMAT' THREE INVESTIGATOR BOOKS. Book is very nice - no ex-library markings/stamps/stickers/card pocket to front endpaper, title page, copyright page or outer page edges, surface tearing to rfe, several creased page corners yet page block appears hardly read (i.e. no finger print markings - whoever read this book before was into creasing page corners as a "bookmark"), no spine lean, hint of dust soiling to outer page edges which are still white (no foxing/age darkening), endpapers are otherwise clean and free from staining or tape residue, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges, hint of wear to board corners & to spine tips, no soiling or staining, couple of very small color rubs to rear board otherwise no color rubbing to boards or spine, almost no dust rubbing to rear cover, no color tears, no spine sun fading or darkening (common defect with this book), no bumped board corners. Note: This book comes protected by a removable clear Brodart book cover (cover is not taped to book - it can be simply slipped off if desired) which prevents further rubbing/soiling damage to the outer boards. Any white marks/glare lines in the photo are simply glare from the flatbed scanner reacting to this Brodart cover (and are not actual defects with the book). Overall a VG+/FINE- book of a very rare hardcover first printing Three Investigators book. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST OF THE ORIGINAL 43 THREE INVESTIGATOR HARDCOVERS AND IS NEVER FOUND WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT WEAR AND EX-LIBRARY MARKINGS. I have a number of other hardcover and paperback Three Investigator books up for sale.