Tom swift jr book covers

But, when he is busy making the final adjustments and preparations for the race a few days before, he finds a plot that he fears would bankrupt his family as well as all the people who rely on the bank in the city. Adventures, its hero the even more brilliant son of the original tom swift who still made appearances as the eminence gris of the swifts modern hightech invention facility, of which he was the ceo, and the pseudonymous author was now victor appleton. In this book, there is the cosmotron, atomeron gun, the xraser and the rather simple sounding the crab and the orb. Tom swift and his air scout or uncle sams mastery of the sky pg text. Tom swift in the land of wonders or the underground search for the idol of gold pg text. Ive done an article on it, complete with scans of some of the documents.

The victor appleton books would fall into the childrensjuvenile adventure book genres. He is 18 years of age throughout the run of the series, and is described as lanky, blond, crewcut, possessed of deepset blue eyes, and closely resembling his famous father. The tom swift jr book series by victor appleton ii includes books tom swift and his flying lab. The british tom swift books had you heard about the tom swift books reprinted by collins in great britain. Volume 18 electronic hydrolung was issued in a wrap picture cover and. Tom swift and his outpost in space cover art, science fiction, book art. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Grosset and dunlap which published the tom swift jr. Complete book lists are included for 37 boys series. Ive read all of the tom swift original books from the 1910s, they are fun be dated. The first editions of the first 35 books had a brown hardback format that came with dustjackets a picture of the average grosset and. The tom swift face by graham kaye, framed in blueprints, became the series logo and graced every single spine to the bitter end, even when other.

One book tom swift and his electronic hydrolung was printed in a wraparound cover. Players try to make a complete tour around each of the four travel areas of the board in an effort to get a plan from each of those areas. Volumes 117 were issued in a blue tweed paper binding with full color dust jackets. Tom swift and his war tank or doing his bit for uncle sam pg text. There are also examples of covers from many other series, both forgotten to well known.

The tom swift character has appeared in several series, including one tom swift, jr. Counterparts to the tom swift character and series are later. A lot of those books involved airships that went 80 miles an hour. With two small exceptions, only two different companies published the original tom swift books. Note that there were two subsequent series of books written by victor appleton ii a house name pseudonym for various writers featuring both the tom swift. The game comes with 5 playing pieces, 5 travel cards, 16 plan cards, a score card, dice, one marble, tom swift cards, a playing board and a polar ray gun. In 1954 the heirs of stratemeyer resumed the series. I have almost a full collection of tom swift jr books and ive read more or less every single tom swift book. One episode of the tom swift linda craig mystery hour was aired in 1983, the only one of several proposed tom swift versions including an elaborate road show movie to actually appear before the public. One of the books written in the original tom swift series is titled as tom swift and his electric runabout. The many adventures of tom swift by victor appleton. See the complete tom swift jr series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Select one of the book covers below to enter the rotating version of the tom swift jr. The author, john axe, has brought together a rich treasury of book covers and information about 29 different boys series authors and their books, from the early volumes of edward stratemeyer to tom swift and tom swift, jr.

No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. A product of the stratemeyer syndicate, the 33 volume tom swift jr. Tom swift and his gforce inverter the new tom swift jr. The object of this game is to have the highest score at the end of the game. Early 20th century juvenile pulp fiction fills this bill superbly, and recently ive been reading the original tom swift novels written by victor appleton between 1910 and 1941. First appearing in 1954 and spanning 33 titles, the books were published by. Unlike the nancy drew and hardy boys titles that were also products of the prolific stratemeyer syndicate, the original tom swift stories were not rewritten. All books are credited to the pseudonym victor appleton or, in the case of the tom swift, jr. The blue spine editions ran for about a year before the full run of tom swift jr. In 1961 the change over to picture cover books was made. The books deal with what richard pyle describes as modern and futuristic. The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with a specially designed racing car of the electric prototype. First published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes.

I think i did it to be completionist more than anything. The book is also known by the name the speediest car on the road. The tom swift activity book 1978 did you know that there is a tom swift activity book. Nov 21, 2019 the tom swift books appeared in several series over the years. Tom swift s adventures have been popular since inception in 1910. The first 18 titles were published in a blue tweed cloth cover with a full color paper jacket. The first 18 titles were published in a blue tweed cloth cover with a full color. Learn about collecting the sciencefiction young adult hero the tom swift jr. Tom swift on the phantom satellite by appleton, victor, ii. Appleton, victor tom swift jr 18 and the electronic hydrolung best mysteries. Tom s adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with howard garis. One subplot, beginning on the first page of the first volume and running the length of the series, is tom s communication, via mathematical space symbols, with beings from planet x. Covers in the later half of the series were mostly by charles brey. There have been 5 tom swift series published from 1910 to 2007.

This book features the cover art of the original 40 books tom swift series commencing in 1910. Tom swift book cover art by daniel warvelle harbaugh. The books feature the son of the original tom swift and trace his scientific adventures. The tom swift books have been credited with laying the foundations for success of american science fiction by focusing on brilliant scientists and inventors. Following is a complete list of all the tom swift jr. His first appearance was tom swift and his motor cycle, published in 1910. The phantom satellite youve shown is the consensus best one.

Tom swift and his 3d telejector the new tom swift, jr. Those same volumes were also published in bluespined picture cover editions. The most recent tom swift book to be published was in 2007. The victor apppleton house name made its debut in 1910 with the book tom swift and his motor cycle. Handbook of science experiments did you know that a book of science experiments, starring tom swift himself, was planned by the stratemeyer syndicate. New listing 1950s tom swift jr volumes 1 8, hardback with picture covers, great condition.