Tom swift and his flying lab victor appleton ii later printing. Bookjacketdustjacket now protected by a new brodart mylar cover. In tom swift and his airship, tom swift has finished his latest invention the red cloud, a fast and innovative airship. The many adventures of tom swift by victor appleton. Tom swift and his flying lab hardcover january 1, 1954 by victor appleton ii author visit amazons victor appleton ii page. Tom swift and his father travel to a south american country in their flying space lab to look for uranium and keep it from falling into the hands of a group of dangerous rebels accessrestricteditem. The stories are basically adventure tales with tom s latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. Come check out our giant selection of tshirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more. Victor appleton ii has 84 books on goodreads with 9756 ratings. Nov 11, 2017 tom swift and his flying lab is the first book in the new tom swift jr. Native south american giant brought back by tom in volume. If you prefer to read online this book by victor appleton, then press the ebook reader icon instead.
The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with. Tom swift and his flying lab victor appleton ii on. The beings appear as early as the first volume of the series, tom swift and his flying lab 1954. Tom swift and his sky wheel 1977 appleton ii, victor. Start reading tom swift and his flying lab on your kindle in under a minute.
See the complete tom swift jr series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Tom swift and his father travel to a south american country in their flying space lab to look for uranium and keep it from falling into the hands of a group of dangerous rebels. Lot of 2 tom swift jr 1 flying lab 11 hydrodome vintage 1954 1958 book. Tom swift and his electric locomotive or two miles a minute on the rails pg text. The book is also known by the name the speediest car on the road.
The most recent tom swift book to be published was in 2007. Tom swift and his flying lab by victor appleton ii and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Certainly, the heliocopter could not operate in orbit. Tom swift and his gforce inverter the new tom swift jr. There exist a number of foreign reprints of tom swift jr.
The tom swift jr book series by victor appleton ii includes books tom swift and his flying lab. Tom swift and his flying lab is the first book in the new tom swift jr. Front of dustjacket has picture of tom swift with jet flying lab airplane in background. Books by victor appleton ii author of tom swift and his. Tom swift and his flying lab tom swift jr, book 1 by william dougherty book cover, description, publication history. On a good day, half price books pays about 50 cents per. The first edition in the series, tom swift and his flying lab, is a good find. I have most of that series, starting with tom swift and his flying lab. There is a constant rivalry between he and rad as to who gets to serve tom. Tom is anxious for a crosscountry trial, but just before he and his friends take off, the shopton bank is robbed. This did not keep him f rom pulling out o f his pocket many times a day a copy o f the symbols inscribed on the strange missile that bad f allen f rom the sky. According to the back of the dust jacket tom swift, jr.
The stories are basically adventure tales with toms latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. The two toms heavily invest their time and energy in swift enterprises, creating technology to fuel humanitys advance toward an era of unprecedented prosperity. His tremendous strength often comes in handy during toms adventures. 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. It also introduces the message from space aliens, which arrives in the form of a meteorite that smashes into the swift compound. Simply click any of the direct download buttons below for instant access. If a rocket designer were to compute the mass of the flying lab and the thrust required to reach orbit, the specific impulse isp of tom swifts flying labs engines and fuel is astounding. Abebooks offers millions of new, used, rare and outofprint books, as well as cheap textbooks from thousands of booksellers around the world. Tom swift and his flying lab and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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. For a long time, the answer to that question, for me. Tom swift and his flying lab jigsaw puzzle of the day. Tom swift and his flying lab by appleton, victor, ii. This book is actually a series, beginning with tom swift and his flying lab. Unfortunately, the update deleted all previous comments and likes. Juvenile series and sequels midcontinent public library. His first appearance was tom swift and his motor cycle, published in 1910. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We have tom swift and his flying lab available now to read in the superior epub and mobi formats.
Tom swift and his flying lab by the author victor appleton in pdf. Tom swift and his flying lab by victor appleton ii goodreads. Published in 1950 tom swift and his flying lab published in 1950 tom swift and his rocket ship. As an associate in his fathers great enterprise at shopton, his brilliant mind is seething with the inventive genius that will make him even better known than his father.
The author was, ostensibly, victor appleton iia nice touch, but lost on the youth who had no awareness of the original tom swift series. Readers of tom swift and his flying lab, the first book of this new series, will recall the message that came in the shape of a meteorlike object falling into the swift plane enclosure. Below is a list of victor appletons tom swift books in order of when they were originally published as well as in chronological order. Tom swift jr adventure books flying lab, his deep sea. The following summary was extracted from the dustjacket of this book and emailed to me by christopher pepin. This book blog has just been updated and given an extra dose of sass. Tom swift and his flying lab the tom swift lives adventures book 1 kindle edition by appleton ii, victor, dickerson, scott. The books were written under the pseudonym victor appleton ii, as a sequel to the original series which ran from 1910 to 1941. Serves as bodyguard and helper in the swift compound. Jun, 2016 this book is actually a series, beginning with tom swift and his flying lab. Tom swift and his flying lab tom swift jr, book 1 by william. Tom swift and his flying lab hardcover january 1, 1954 by victor appleton ii author. Tom swift and his flying lab by victor appleton 1954 by. Science fiction, adventure and adventurers, fiction, tom swift fictitious character.
Tom swift and his motor boat, which i inherited from my father, and tom swift and his flying lab, which was given to my older brother as a birthday gift. Tom swift and his flying lab by victor appleton ii. Tom swift and his father travel to a south american country in their flying space lab to look for uranium and keep it from falling into the hands of a group of. Following is a complete list of all the tom swift jr.
Tom swift and his flying lab 1954 tom swift and his jetmarine 1954. This brand new series of adventures for boys introduces tom swift jr. Tom had plunged into work on the flying lab, overseeing countless precision jobs on which the crews lives would depend once they were airborne. One of the books written in the original tom swift series is titled as tom swift and his electric runabout. Tom swift and his flying lab 1954 tom swift and his jetmarine 1954 tom swift and his rocket ship 1954 tom swift and his giant robot 1954 tom swift and his atomic earth blaster 1954 tom swift and his outpost in space 1955 tom swift and his diving seacopter 1956 tom swift in the caves of nuclear fire 1956 tom swift on the phantom. Nov 30, 2004 certainly, the heliocopter could not operate in orbit. Tom swift and his father travel to a south american country in their flying space lab to look for uranium and keep it from falling into the hands of. What was the first science fiction novel that you ever read. National lampoon magazine rack is a hilarious collection of magazine parodies from the monthly issues of the national lampoon magazine. Tom uses the flying lab whenever he needs to travel crosscontinentally. The premise of the second series is that it is written by the son of the original author, and features the adventures of the original toms son, tom swift, jr.
Tom swift boy genius outsmarts evil scientists, so. Tom swift 100th anniversary convention tom swift, jr. Free returns 100% satisfaction guarantee fast shipping. Victor appleton iis most popular book is tom swift and his flying lab tom swift jr. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. No sooner is tom in the air than he is blamed for the robbery. On page one of tom swift and his flying lab, in 1954 the franchise returned with tom swift, jr. 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. Cafepress brings your passions to life with the perfect item for every occasion. Tom swift and his flying lab tom swift and his father travel to a south american country in their flying space lab to look for uranium and keep it from falling into the hands of a group of dangerous rebels. In 1954 the heirs of stratemeyer resumed the series.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tom swift and his flying lab the tom swift lives adventures book 1. The books feature the son of the original tom swift and trace his scientific adventures. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. A good nights sleep is essential for keeping our minds and bodies strong. In this story another message from the same mysterious source proves very valuable to tom as he is flying through space.