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THE MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #12.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1985, c 1972.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #56 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and 5 internal drawings. Format 19 with oval endpapers. 182 pp. plus 1 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095122.
Condition: Just about fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine.
Book ID: 68436More details Price: $12.50 -
THE SECRET OF SHADOW RANCH: Nancy Drew #5.
Edition: Early printing. Original edition and binding.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1937 c 1931.). Hardcover - Farah's (10th edition) 1937B-20. In the original thicker format, bound in light blue cloth with orange lettering and a silhouette of Nancy with a magnifying glass on the front cover, orange silhouette endpapers. Glossy frontispiece and 3 glossy internals (the last printing to have the glossy internals) Illustrated by Russell Tandy. 203 pp plus 1 pp publisher's ad (lists ND to #13).
Condition: Very good+ (slight dulling to lettering on spine, but still easily readable, previous owner's name on front endpaper)
Book ID: 87785More details Price: $60.00 -
THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN (Nancy Drew Mystery Story #4.)
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1954, c. 1930.) dj. Hardcover - Plain frontispiece. Dark blue and white "digger" endpapers. Original text with 25 chapters and 200 pp. Front flap of dj lists thru 'The Scarlet Slipper' mystery.
Condition: Near fine in blue tweed with dark blue silhouette of Nancy on front cover in a very good dustjacket with wraparound spine (checkmarks on list of titles at front of book, chip to upper edge of back cover, price-clipped)
Book ID: 87802More details Price: $25.00 -
THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN (Nancy Drew Mystery Story #4.)
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1956, c. 1930.) dj. Hardcover - Plain frontispiece. Dark blue and white "digger" endpapers. Original text with 25 chapters and 200 pp. Front flap of dj lists thru 'The Hidden Window' mystery.
Condition: Very good in blue tweed with dark blue silhouette of Nancy on front cover in a very good dustjacket with wraparound spine (some spine slant, bookplate, minor rubbing and edgewear to dj)
Book ID: 87803More details Price: $25.00 -
THE TWIN DILEMMA: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories 63.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.
New York: Simon & Schuster - Wanderer Books, (1981.). First edition - Illustrated by Paul Frame, cover art by Ruth Sanderson. When a model disappears, Nancy takes her place in a benefit fashion show, only to discover that some of the clothes she was supposed to wear have also been stolen. ISBN: 0-671-423592.
Condition: Good (crease on front cover.)
Book ID: 30574More details Price: $9.00 -
THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #3.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1960.) dj. Hardcover - Revised edition - "this new story for today's readers is based on the original of the same title. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and several en texte drawings. Blue tweed cloth covers with dark blue silhouette of Nancy on front cover, blue multi-scene endpapers. Twenty chapters, 180 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (tear to dj at top of spine).
Book ID: 72669More details Price: $21.50 -
THE INVISIBLE INTRUDER: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories 46.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1985, c 1969.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #56 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and 5 internal drawings. Format 19 with oval endpapers. 175 pp. plus 1 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095467.
Condition: Near fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine.
Book ID: 68440More details Price: $12.50 -
THE CLUE IN THE OLD STAGECOACH: Nancy Drew Mystery Series, #37.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1977, c 1960.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #54 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and internal drawings. Format 18 with white multi-scene endpapers. 180 pp. plus 1 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095378.
Condition: Near fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine (some spots on the spine).
Book ID: 68439More details Price: $12.50 -
THE PHANTOM OF PINE HILL: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories 42.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1985, c 1965.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #56 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and 5 internal drawings. Format 19 with oval endpapers. 176 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095424.
Condition: Near fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine.
Book ID: 68429More details Price: $12.50 -
THE CLUE OF THE BLACK KEYS: Nancy Drew Mystery Series, #28.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1985, c 1968.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #56 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and 5 internal drawings. Format 19 with oval endpapers. 174 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095289.
Condition: Near fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine.
Book ID: 68428More details Price: $15.00 -
THE GHOST OF BLACKWOOD HALL: Nancy Drew Mystery Series, #25.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1985, c 1967.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #56 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and 5 internal drawings. Format 19 with oval endpapers. 178 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095254.
Condition: Near fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine.
Book ID: 68427More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MYSTERY AT THE MOSS-COVERED MANSION: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #18.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1986, c 1971.). Hardcover - Cover by Rudy Nappi. Lists to #56 on back cover and on order form in rear of book. Illustrated with a plain frontispiece and 5 internal drawings. Format 19 with oval endpapers. 177 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 0-448-095181.
Condition: Near fine in matte (flat) illustrated boards with a yellow spine.
Book ID: 68426More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #12.
Edition: First printing - facsimile edition.
Bedford, MA: Applewood Books, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Four glossy photographs reproducing the original illustrations precede the title page. Publisher's note. "The originals as you remembered them." The original text from 1935. Illustrated by Russell Tandy and with his original dust jacket art. 218 pp. plus lists of other series books.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 87824More details Price: $45.00 -
THE MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #12.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1971, c 1935.). Hardcover - Bound in illustrated boards with blue multi-scene endpapers. Frontispiece. Original text with 25 chapters, 218 pp.
Condition: Very good in matte (flat) finish illustrated boards, yellow spine (prev owner's name, but otherwise a tight clean copy)
Book ID: 87083More details Price: $16.50 -
THE SECRET OF RED GATE FARM: Nancy Drew Mystery Series, #6.
Edition: Later printing, revised edition..
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1961.) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated. Yellow spine matte illustrated covers, blue and white multi-scene endpapers. 20 chapters, 178 pp.
Condition: Textblock bound in upside down - otherwise near fine condition.
Book ID: 80283More details Price: $12.50 -
THE MYSTERY AT THE MOSS-COVERED MANSION: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #18.
Edition: Very early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Illustrated by Russell H. Tandy with plain frontispiece. Printed on 'good quality' paper (later printings had the 'wartime paper'), in the uncommon original thick blue format. Page 215 has the draft title 'The Quest of the Telltale Map' which only appeared in the first three printings. Farah's (10 ed) 1941C-3. 215 pp.
Condition: Very good condition in blue covers with orange lettering and an orange silhouette of Nancy looking through a magnifying glass, orange and white illustrated endpapers in a poor dust jacket with extensive tape repairs.
Book ID: 87839More details Price: $30.00 -
THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #3.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1945, c 1930.) dj. Hardcover - Smooth blue covers with orange silhouette of Nancy on front cover, orange and white magnifying glass endpapers. Plain frontispiece and wartime notice on title page. Farahs (10th ed) 1945A-32. Original text with 25 chapters, 204 pp.
Condition: Very good in a very good minus white spine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages, some chipping to ends of dj)
Book ID: 87934More details Price: $25.00 -
THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #1.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1945, c 1930.) dj. Hardcover - Smooth blue covers with orange silhouette of Nancy on front cover, orange and white magnifying glass endpapers. Plain frontispiece and wartime notice on title page. Farahs (10th ed) 1945A-46. Original text with 25 chapters, 210 pp.
Condition: Very good in a very good white spine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 87935More details Price: $25.00 -
THE PASSWORD TO LARKSPUR LANE : Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #10.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1933.). Hardcover - Glossy frontispiece and three glossy internal illustrations by Russell Tandy, in the uncommon original thick blue format. One of the 3 titles written by Walter Karig using the 'house name' of Carolyn Keene (all of the earlier titles had been written by Mildred Wirt Benson, but she refused to accept a reduction in the amount paid per manuscript - from $125 to $75) . This was originally #9 in the series (in 1932) but was issued in a revised edition in 1933 and re-numbered as #10 in the series. 220 pp.
Condition: Very good condition in blue covers with orange lettering and an orange silhouette of Nancy looking through a magnifying glass, orange and white illustrated endpapers. (minor shelfwear to the covers).
Book ID: 87788More details Price: $40.00 -
THE PASSWORD TO LARKSPUR LANE : Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #10.
Edition: 1960s printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1966.). Hardcover - One of the 3 titles originally written by Walter Karig using the 'house name' of Carolyn Keene (all of the earlier titles had been written by Mildred Wirt Benson, but she refused to accept a reduction in the amount paid per manuscript - from $125 to $75) . Illustrated. 175 pp. ISBN: 0-448095106.
Condition: Very good condition in the matte (flat) finish illustrated boards with a yellow spine (name stamped on endpapers, upper corner bumped)
Book ID: 86263More details Price: $15.00 -
NANCY'S MYSTERIOUS LETTER : Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #8.
Edition: Very early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1932.). Hardcover - The first of 3 titles written by Walter Karig using the 'house name' of Carolyn Keene (all of the earlier titles had been written by Mildred Wirt Benson, but she refused to accept a reduction in the amount paid per manuscript - from $125 to $75) . Glossy frontispiece and three internal illustrations by Russell H. Tandy. Lists through #8 in the front of the book in the ads in the back. In the uncommon original thick blue format. Farah's 1933A-5. 209 pp. plus 10 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Very good overall in blue covers with orange lettering and an orange silhouette of Nancy looking through a magnifying glass, orange and white illustrated endpapers. (lower corner of front cover bumped, some 'enhancements' to the illustrated endpapers, previous owners' names, one dated 1932)
Book ID: 87833More details Price: $45.00 -
THE PASSWORD TO LARKSPUR LANE: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #10.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1941 c 1933.) dj. Hardcover - Glossy frontispiece by Russell Tandy, in the uncommon original thick blue format. One of the 3 titles written by Walter Karig using the 'house name' of Carolyn Keene (all of the earlier titles had been written by Mildred Wirt Benson, but she refused to accept a reduction in the amount paid per manuscript - from $125 to $75) . This was originally #9 in the series (in 1932) but was issued in a revised edition in 1933 and re-numbered as #10 in the series. Farah's (10th ed) 1941B-19. 220 pp.
Condition: Very good condition in blue covers with orange lettering and an orange silhouette of Nancy looking through a magnifying glass, orange and white illustrated endpapers in a very good dustjacket with white spine (prev owner's name, small chip to top edge of front cover of dj)
Book ID: 87878More details Price: $100.00 -
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE: Judy Bolton Mystery #11.
Edition: First or very early printing.
Condition: Good overall in lime green cloth, with purple lettering on front and spine, and open door illustration on front cover (minor edgewear to the boards, toning to the spine)
Book ID: 83921More details Price: $20.00 -
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE: Judy Bolton Mystery #11.
Edition: First or very early printing.
Condition: Good overall in lime green cloth, with purple lettering on front and spine, and open door illustration on front cover (corners bumped, spine slightly slanted
Book ID: 67410More details Price: $21.50 -
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE: Judy Bolton Mystery #11.
Edition: Early printing.
Condition: Fair condition only (rather severe toning to the pages. corners bumped, shelfwear, damage to ends of spine, prev owner's name dated 1949) in a fair dust jacket (overall edgewear, creasing, rubbing, price-clipped, etc)
Book ID: 66317More details Price: $18.50 -
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE: Judy Bolton Mystery #11.
Edition: Early printing.
Condition: Good condition only (rather severe toning to the pages) no dust jacket.
Book ID: 63622More details Price: $13.50 -
THE UNFINISHED HOUSE: Judy Bolton Mystery #11.
Edition: Later printing.
Condition: Good condition (bookplate, prev owner's name, some minor wear to the covers, etc) no dust jacket.
Book ID: 63015More details Price: $12.50