First appearing in 1954 and spanning 33 titles, the books were. Tom swift and his electric rifle or daring adventures in elephant land page scans pg text. The most recent tom swift book to be published was in 2007. A collection of first edition tom swift books by victor appleton. S hipped in plastic, between stiff cardboard and with delivery. I gave this 3 stars because of its value as a snapshot of american youth culture in. So emphatic, in fact, was the summons that the door trembled, and tom started to his feet in some alarm. For example, i wouldnt call a constable, said tom, quietly. Tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Tom swift in the caves of ice or the wreck of the airship page scans pg text. The name has been used as recently as 2007 with the tom swift, young inventor series. The spread of tom swifties was abetted by an article in the may 31, 1963 edition of time magazine, which also announced a contest for its readers to submit their own tom swifties. Immediately download the tom swift summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching tom swift.
The project gutenberg ebook of tom swift and his giant. This affects swift code that use the objectivec apis. Tom swift appeared to be calm, although in reality he was about as excited over his latest invention as he ever had been about anything in his life. He s sucked through the hole into a parallel universe, exchanging places with his perfect double a criminal mastermind targeted for revenge by a powerful government. Find tom swift and his triphibian atomicar by appleton, victor at biblio. Exceptions are not supported in objectivec other than fr nonrecoverably programming errors. Tom swift and his triphibian atomicar by appleton, victor. Otherwise a superior value and a real window into life during the early 20th century. Tom swifties first came to prominence in the united states with the 1963 publication of the book tom swifties by paul pease and bill mcdonough. The tom swift character has appeared in several series, including one tom swift, jr. Tom swift and his house on wheels, or, a trip to the.
First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with. A product of the stratemeyer syndicate, the 33 volume tom swift jr. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a bookpackaging firm. The tom swift activity book 1978 did you know that there is a tom swift activity book.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tom swift collection. This edition of tom swift and his motorcycle i by victor appleton is given by ashed phoenix million book edition. The books feature the son of the original tom swift and trace his scientific adventures. Tom swift and his electric rifle, which made its debut at this years. Jan 01, 2002 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Tom swift and his airship by victor appleton free ebook.
Eighteen year old inventor and mechanical genius, tom swift longs to have a motor cycle. Tom swift and his motorcycle, or, fun and adventures on the road. Included was a special category, time swifties, which were to. Vintage book tom swift and his airship by victor appleton. Tom swifts adventures have been popular since inception in 1910. The stories are basically adventure tales with toms latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. Handbook of science experiments did you know that a book of science experiments, starring tom swift himself, was planned by the. An attractive copy young inventor tom swift is determined to recreate in miniature one of the most powerful forces in nature. What better place to try out the new road machine, than by driving it through a nest of vipers, so to speak.
The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a book packaging firm. Antique to vintage tom swift novels item details a collection of twenty five antique to vintage tom swift novels by victor appleton, published between 1910 and 1927. Grosset and dunlap which published the tom swift jr. Adventures is an old series worth putting on your new collectors radar. Tom is attacked and his possessions, the chest and koku are all missing. See the complete tom swift jr series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Tom swift and his sky racer or the quickest flight on record pg text. All books are credited to the pseudonym victor appleton or, in the case of the tom swift, jr.
Ghostwriters contributing to this series include william dougherty, johnny almquist, richard sklar, jim lawrence, thomas mulvey. Beautiful reproductions of the early tom swift books using the. Tom designs and builds an rv motor home that can be used to get away from it all. Tom swift, seated in his laboratory engaged in trying to solve a puzzling question that had arisen over one of his inventions, was startled by a loud knock on the door. The book is also known by the name the speediest car on the road. His first appearance was tom swift and his motor cycle, published in 1910.
Tom swift and his big tunnel, victor appleton, 1916. Tom constructs a large, heavy brassbound oak chest to keep his blueprints, formulae and models in until an underground vault can be built. Tom swift book cover art by daniel warvelle harbaugh. The books were written under the pseudonym victor appleton ii, as a sequel to the original series which ran from 1910 to 1941. Tom swift and his electric rifle film explores dirty. There have been 5 tom swift series published from 1910 to 2007. With two small exceptions, only two different companies published the original tom swift books. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. In march, a whopping 526,747 drivers sornd their vehicles more than double the february figure of 250,352. Throughout the book, the authors share their insights into swift. Tom swift book set 2 books tom swift and the electric runabout 1910, tom swift and the electric locomotive 1922, by victor appleton longtimenoseevintage. The tom swift books have been credited with laying the foundations for success of american science fiction by focusing on brilliant scientists and inventors.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Title appears 19th on the list of 19 titles on the backside of the title page. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of jake poddington, mr. The first editions of the first 35 books had a brown hardback format that came with dustjackets a picture of the average grosset and.
One of the books written in the original tom swift series is titled as tom swift and his electric runabout. This book is the 20th in the original series published from 1910 1942, written by a ghost writer using the name of victor appleton. This twelve piece collection includes titles such as tom swift circling the globe, tom swift and his war tank, and tom swift and his air ship, among others. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tom swift megapack. Now i have the tools to chop down that tree, said tom with a heavy accent. Im concerned about the number of people not attending, said tom absentmindedly. This book features the cover art of the original 40 books tom swift series commencing in 1910.
Tom swift among the diamond makers or the secret of phantom mountain pg text. Tom swift and his motorcycle, or, fun and adventures on the road book. Tom swift and his rocket ship by victor appleton ii goodreads. Tom swift and his envirozone revivicator tom swift invention series book 1, tom swift and his quieturbine skyliner tom swift invention series book 2. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The victor apppleton house name made its debut in 1910 with the book tom swift and his motor cycle. The silent struggle of a baseball star by swift, tom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The tom swifty is named after the title character in a series of childrens adventure books published from 1910 onwards. When we were unable to get unlabled cdrs for a period of time, we used the compusa ones. Volumes 117 were issued in a blue tweed paper binding with full color dust jackets.
Toms adventures have been written by various ghostwriters. The victor appleton books would fall into the childrensjuvenile adventure book genres. All books are credited to the pseudonym victor appleton while the character was created by edward stratemeyer. The british tom swift books had you heard about the tom swift books reprinted by collins in great britain. Tom s adventures have been written by various ghostwriters. Tom swift is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology especially transport technology drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called invention fiction or edisonade.
Tom swift box set 1977 o14,6,8 by john almquist and william dougherty and jim lawrence and thomas mulvey and richard sklar damon swift invention 3 the duly deputized rhino and other stories from the world of damon swift 2016 c by thomas hudson only as by t. Unfollow tom swift books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Tom must discover who stole his chest of secrets and save koku from the grips of the culprits. The demand for tom swift books does not support a production run of 1,000s of cds. For each title, columns give the date of original publication, the number of the book in the tom swift series the books contain forward and backward references, but can be enjoyed in any order, and links to directly install on platforms which support this or download the ereader edition, download the epub edition not currently available. The test trip turns even more eventful, when tom and ned get carjacked, not. The stories are basically adventure tales with tom s latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. Attempts were made to revive the series three times over the years, once in the 1950s. Counterparts to the tom swift character and series are later stratemeyer creations, the hardy boys and nancy drew. Books number 1 throught 25 in the original tom swift series.
There was one exception, this regarding comics, but thats another story. 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. Tom swift in the land of wonders by victor appleton free. They are, in the main, grotesque in character with a satirical bent and sometimes having redeeming social value. 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. From 2001 to 2012, there were 500 taserrelated deaths reported in the u. With my new device i hope to learn more about the planets. The tom swift jr book series by victor appleton ii includes books tom swift and his flying lab.