![]() ![]() Constant companion to Tom in his adventures. Given to blessing every one of his possesions and body parts. Wakefield Damon: Wealthy eccentric middle-aged friend of Tom's. Constant companion to Tom in all his adventures. Starts off as a teller in the Shopton bank but later becomes financial director of Swift Enterprises. As the series progresses he becomes feeble and is less active in Tom's adventures. In the early volumes he is Tom's best friend and closest associate but later turns into a voice-of-doom doubter of Tom's latest invention. One of his earliest inventions was a mechanical butter churn. Tom is clever, brave, polite, adventurous and a hard worker!īarton Swift: Tom's father and noted inventor. Although his age is never specifically stated, he seems to be in his very late teens when the series started and aged from there till he hit his mid-20's. In 1932, the US Rubber Co., maker of Keds sneakers, issued these promotional paperback editions. In 2006 Easton Press released the first 6 volumes of the series in deluxe black leather-bound editions. In the early 1990's the first three volumes in the series were reprinted by Applewood Books using the tan quad binding style and modified copies of the full color dust jacket. The quality of these offerings vary wildly and, for the most part, collectors wanting a hard copy would be better off trying to find the G&D editions, which can usually be had for less than $5 or $10 for volumes without a dust jacket and in good condition. These same titles are now being released in paperback and hardcover format as well as on CD-ROM by a number of entrepreneurs. The first 25 titles are now in the public domain and can be viewed on this web site by clicking on the book title. Artists for the Whitman reprints is unknown. Whitman was also responsible for the two Better Little Books connected with this series. The same plates were used to print both sizes. Two different sizes were issued for all of the titles except Planet Stone: Small - about the same size as the G&D editions and Large - about an inch or so taller. ![]() New dustjacket art was used and the frontispieces were omitted. The paper is always a cheap highly acidic pulp which tends to brown and get brittle rapidly. These books come in a wide variety of cover stocks and colors, most of them of a very cheap quality although I have seen some better quality ones. Published in 1932, volume 35, "Tom Swift And His Giant Magnet", went thru a few tan quad printings when the change to orange boards occured (circa May 1932) and consequently is difficult to locate, not unlike the Hardy Boys "While the Clock Ticked" or the Ted Scott "Following the Sun Shadow" in red binding.Īfter Grosset & Dunlap stopped publishing new stories, Whitman began to reprint volumes 29 - 38. All editions came with a glossy paper frontispiece illustrating a scene from a cited page in the book. At the same time, the previously blank endpapers were changed to orange and white illustrations of various scenes from several stories. In late 1932 the tan quad cover style was changed to a plain orange. In 1911 the color was changed to red and the dots were in color (at left). The original 1910 tan quad cover binding used on volumes one thru five (at right) lacked color in the oval of circles around the title and the color was definitely orange. The quad and Duotone jackets are far harder to find than their full color counterparts, they tend to be of higher cost than the full color versions. Although in most instances the same basic scene is depicted on these covers, the artwork is entirely new. Covers that were previously printed using the 2 color method were changed to full color. Beginning with volume 27 in 1924, this was changed to a full color process. Beginning with volume 21 in 1918, the DJs were changed to a 2 color process (referred to by collectors as "Duotone") illustrating a scene allegedly from the story. The paper was changed to white starting with volume 11. ![]() When Grosset & Dunlap began publishing the stories, the dust jackets were a tan/brown paper with the same quad design as used on the cover. The stories are basically adventure tales with Tom's latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. Tom Swift is the eponymous hero in the 38 volume Tom Swift series published by Grosset & Dunlap from 1910 to 1935 and two Whitman Better Little Books published 1938 to 1941. Who's Who - The Books - Title Check List - Format Guide - Cover Art Gallery Most of the stories were written by Howard Garis, famed for his "Uncle Wiggily" stories, from outlines supplied by the Syndicate. Created by Edward Stratemeyer and his Stratemeyer Syndicate. ![]()
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