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THE RIDDLE IN RED: Connie Blair Mystery, #2.
Edition: Later printing - 1960s printing in tan tweed with cameo on front cover, gray endpapers.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1948.). Hardcover - "The pen name of Betsy Allen conceals one of the most outstanding writers for girls of our day. In Connie Blair, typical teen-age American girl as far as looks go, but with a lively intelligence and a keen nose for solving mysteries, the author has created her most appealing character. Connie is a career girl, with a job in an advertising agency, but mysteries have a way of rising up to challenge her wherever she goes." Considered one of the best written of the girls' mystery series. 216 pp.
Condition: Very good, no dj.
Book ID: 62601More details Price: $12.50 -
THE YELLOW WARNING: Connie Blair Mystery, #7.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca1958, c 1951). Hardcover - "The pen name of Betsy Allen conceals one of the most outstanding writers for girls of our day. In Connie Blair, typical teen-age American girl as far as looks go, but with a lively intelligence and a keen nose for solving mysteries, the author has created her most appealing character. Connie is a career girl, with a job in an advertising agency, but mysteries have a way of rising up to challenge her wherever she goes." Frontispiece. Lists to #12 at beginning of book. 207 pp.
Condition: Good overall in tan boards with cameo on front cover, pale gray endpapers (slight spine slant), no dj.
Book ID: 88492More details Price: $18.50 -
BEVERLY GRAY AT THE WORLD'S FAIR: The Beverly Gray College Mystery Series #6.
Edition: First edition.
Condition: Very good+ in gray cloth with black lettering -gift inscription dated Christmas 1936 on first blank page. Unusually clean boards, top edge tinting unfaded.
Book ID: 81063More details Price: $300.00 -
THE CLUE OF THE COILED COBRA: A Ken Holt Mystery #5.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1951). dj. Hardcover - Ken and Sandy are driving home after covering a dog show for the Brentwood Weekly Advance. At a bus stop restaurant they offer a hitch-hiker a lift - who later turns out to be wanted for a payroll robbery. 1950s edition with beige tweed boards with dark green lettering and small illustration, dark green scenic lightning endpapers. Lists to #6 in book and on front dust jacket flap. Dustjacket has wraparound illustration on spine. . Illustrated. 214 pp.
Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket with creasing and chipping to the upper edge of the back cover, some wear to the folds, corners and ends of the spine.
Book ID: 69647More details Price: $25.00 -
THE BLACK THUMB MYSTERY: A Ken Holt Mystery #3.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1950). Hardcover - Bound in beige tweed boards with dark green lettering and small illustration, dark green scenic endpapers. Illustrated. 216 pp.
Condition: Good overall (corners bumped, no dj)
Book ID: 63637More details Price: $12.50 -
THE RIDDLE OF THE STONE ELEPHANT: A Ken Holt Mystery #2.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1949). Hardcover - 1950s edition with beige tweed boards with dark green lettering and small illustration, dark green scenic endpapers. Illustrated. Lists to #13 at front of book. 213 pp.
Condition: Good only (peeled spot in upper corner of front cover, corners bumped, etc)
Book ID: 63636More details Price: $12.50 -
THE RIDDLE OF THE STONE ELEPHANT: A Ken Holt Mystery #2.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c. 1949). Hardcover - 1950s edition with dark green scenic endpapers. Illustrated. Lists to #7 at front of book. 213 pp.
Condition: Very good in beige tweed boards with dark green lettering and small illustration
Book ID: 83947More details Price: $13.50 -
THE SECRET OF SKELETON ISLAND: A Ken Holt Mystery #1.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (c 1949) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in this popular series featuring Ken Holt, son of a world-famous foreign correspondent, and his close friend, photographer Sandy Allen. Lists to #16 in the book and on the front dust jacket flap. . Frontispiece, dark green scenic endpapers 214 pp.
Condition: Very good in tan boards in a very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, previous owner's name, some minor edgewear to dust jacket.)
Book ID: 81385More details Price: $21.50 -
THE SECRET OF SKELETON ISLAND: A Ken Holt Mystery #1.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1949) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in this popular series featuring Ken Holt, son of a world-famous foreign correspondent, and his close friend, photographer Sandy Allen. Lists just the first two titles in the book and on the front dust jacket flap (as was typical of series books, both titles were issued at the same time in 1949) Back cover of dj lists to Hardy Boys #28 and rear flap lists to #6 in the Rick Brant series. Frontispiece, dark green scenic endpapers 214 pp.
Condition: Very good in tan boards in a good only dust jacket (gift inscription dated Chrismas 1949, some loss at both ends of the spine of the dj, other edgewear, but this is relatively uncommon in the first edition in dj.)
Book ID: 69884More details Price: $35.00 -
TRIXIE BELDEN: THE RED TRAILER MYSTERY, #2.
Edition: Trade paperback - oval cover illustration by Jack Wacker.
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1977. The format used for the most titles in the series - from #1-34. This is an early printing in this format, with the inside listing to #19, cover price of 95c. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-307-215253.
Condition: Very good - usual toning to the pages, prev owner's name inside front cover.
Book ID: 86863More details Price: $13.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE RED TRAILER MYSTERY. #2.
Edition: Later printing. The 'plain' or 'thin' format: the final hardcover format used for this series for
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1970.). Hardcover - Cover illustration by Larry Frederick. White endpapers, with green drawings of Trixie and Honey, now distinctly teenagers of the period (1970's.) Measures 7 3/4 by 5 1/8 inches. 234 pp
Condition: Good only condition (gift inscription, front hinge cracked, usual toning to the pages, minor wear to covers.)
Book ID: 48336More details Price: $13.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE MYSTERY OFF GLEN ROAD, #5 in series.
Edition: Illustrated deluxe edition. Probably the most attractive hardcover format this series was issued in
Condition: Near fine (usual toning to the pages, corners very slightly bumped, bright covers and a straight and tight copy, no writing in book)
Book ID: 87430More details Price: $25.00 -
TRIXIE BELDEN: THE MYSTERIOUS CODE, #7.
Edition: Trade paperback. Square illustration on front cover.
Racine, WI: Whitman, (1984.). While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures! This is a reissue in a new fomat (the last one used for this series) which was introduced in 1984 and only used for 2 years, and so is much less common than the ones with the oval illustration. They had a different design on the cover (the 'square' format picture); the last 5 titles appeared only in this format, and not all of the earlier titles were issued like this. Cover by Jerry Harston. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-307-215407.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 82795More details Price: $14.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN: THE MYSTERIOUS CODE, #7.
Edition: Trade paperback. Square illustration on front cover.
Racine, WI: Whitman, (1984.). While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures! This is a reissue in a new fomat (the last one used for this series) which was introduced in 1984 and only used for 2 years, and so is much less common than the ones with the oval illustration. They had a different design on the cover (the 'square' format picture); the last 5 titles appeared only in this format, and not all of the earlier titles were issued like this. Cover by Jerry Harston. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-307-215407.
Condition: Good condition (stamp on first page, some wear to the covers, usual toning to the pages.).
Book ID: 56568More details Price: $11.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE RED TRAILER MYSTERY. #2.
Edition: Later printing. The 'plain' or 'thin' format: the final hardcover format used for this series for
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1970.). Hardcover - Cover illustration by Larry Frederick. White endpapers, with green drawings of Trixie and Honey, now distinctly teenagers of the period (1970's.) Measures 7 3/4 by 5 1/8 inches. 234 pp
Condition: Good only condition (front hinge cracked, usual toning to the pages, minor wear to covers.)
Book ID: 43506More details Price: $14.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR, #4 in series.
Edition: Illustrated deluxe edition. Probably the most attractive hardcover format this series was issued in
Condition: Very good+ (usual toning to the pages, a bit of edgewear to the boards, but a straight and tight copy, no writing in book)
Book ID: 87428More details Price: $24.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE RED TRAILER MYSTERY, #2 in series.
Edition: Illustrated deluxe edition. Probably the most attractive hardcover format this series was issued in
Condition: Near fine (usual toning to the pages, bright covers and a straight and tight copy, no writing in book)
Book ID: 87427More details Price: $27.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN: THE GATEHOUSE MYSTERY, #3.
Edition: Trade paperback - oval cover illustration by Jack Wacker.
Racine, WI: Whitman, (c. 1977.). The format used for the most titles in the series - from #1-34. While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures! 234 pp. ISBN: 0-307-215784.
Condition: Very good condition (minor wear to covers, usual toning to pages.)
Book ID: 39285More details Price: $10.00 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE MYSTERY ON COBBETT'S ISLAND, #13 in series.
Edition: Illustrated deluxe edition. Probably the most attractive hardcover format this series was issued in
Condition: Near fine (usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 87461More details Price: $26.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE RED TRAILER MYSTERY. #2.
Edition: Trade paperback. Square illustration on front cover.
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1984. While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures! This is a reissue in a new fomat (the last one used for this series) which was introduced in 1984 and only used for 2 years, and so is much less common than the ones with the oval illustration. They had a different design on the cover (the 'square' format picture); the last 5 titles appeared only in this format, and not all of the earlier titles were issued like this. Cover by Jerry Harston. ISBN: 0-307-215253.
Condition: Near fine.
Book ID: 82794More details Price: $14.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE RED TRAILER MYSTERY. #2.
Edition: Trade paperback. Square illustration on front cover.
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1984. While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures! This is a reissue in a new fomat (the last one used for this series) which was introduced in 1984 and only used for 2 years, and so is much less common than the ones with the oval illustration. They had a different design on the cover (the 'square' format picture); the last 5 titles appeared only in this format, and not all of the earlier titles were issued like this. Cover by Jerry Harston. ISBN: 0-307-215253.
Condition: Good overall - usual toning to the pages, minor wear to covers
Book ID: 82657More details Price: $13.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN: THE GATEHOUSE MYSTERY, #3.
Edition: Trade paperback. Square illustration on front cover.
Racine, WI: Whitman, 1984. While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures! This is a reissue in a new fomat (the last one used for this series) which was introduced in 1984 and only used for 2 years, and so is much less common than the ones with the oval illustration. They had a different design on the cover (the 'square' format picture); the last 5 titles appeared only in this format, and not all of the earlier titles were issued like this. Cover by Jodi Lee. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-307-215261.
Condition: Very good condition.
Book ID: 55031More details Price: $9.00 -
TRIXIE BELDEN: THE GATEHOUSE MYSTERY, #3.
Edition: Trade paperback - oval cover illustration by Jack Wacker.
Racine, WI: Whitman, (c. 1977.). The format used for the most titles in the series - from #1-34. While not as well known as Nancy Drew, this is many girls' favorite series: Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit - but lots of adventures!. ISBN: 0-307-215784.
Condition: Very good- (crease on lower corner of cover and first page, otherwise a tight straight copy.)
Book ID: 27870More details Price: $10.00 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE EMERALDS, #14 in series.
Edition: First edition, the illustrated deluxe edition. Probably the most attractive hardcover format this s
Condition: Very good (usual toning to the pages, the book itself is slightly bent but is otherwise near fine with bright covers)
Book ID: 87460More details Price: $24.50 -
TRIXIE BELDEN AND THE MYSTERY IN ARIZONA, #6 in series.
Edition: Illustrated deluxe edition. Probably the most attractive hardcover format this series was issued in
Condition: Near fine (usual toning to the pages, bright covers and a straight and tight copy, no writing in book)
Book ID: 87429More details Price: $25.00 -
GINNY GORDON AND THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD BARN: #3.
Edition: First edition.
Racine, WI: Whitman, (1951.). Hardcover first edition - Third book in this series of mysteries featuring the 14 year old daughter of a newspaper publisher, and the last one issued in this format of cloth boards illustrated with a simple line drawing. Illustrated with full-page drawings by Margaret Jervis. Campbell is best known as the author of the original books in the Trixie Belden series, and she also wrote some of the early Cherry Ames and Vickie Barr stories under her married name of Julie Tatham. Advertisement at back of book lists 3 books in this series, 3 titles in the Trixie series, etc. 248 pp plus 2 pp of publisher's ads. Illustrated endpapers.
Condition: Very good in illustrated beige boards with dark red and white lettering and picture.(prev owner's name, usual toning to the pages), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 64794More details Price: $15.00 -
THE CLUE IN THE IVY: The Dana Girls Mystery Series #14.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1955, c. 1952.). dj. Hardcover - This series features sisters Jean and Louise Dana, who attend Starhurst Academy, and was written under the same Stratemeyer house pseudonym as that used for the Nancy Drew series. Dark green and white illustrated endpapers, light green topstain, frontispiece. Book lists thru #16, dust jacket flap to #17. 211 pp.
Condition: Near fine condition in a very good+ dustjacket with a wraparound spine illustration. (short closed tear on back cover)
Book ID: 88482More details Price: $35.00 -
A THREE-CORNERED MYSTERY: The Dana Girls Mystery Series #14.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1935.). Hardcover - This series features sisters Jean and Louise Dana, who attend Starhurst Academy, and was written under the same Stratemeyer house pseudonym as that used for the Nancy Drew series. One of the first four books written by Leslie McFarlane. In the original lavender cloth binding in the thicker format. Dark green and white illustrated endpapers, dark blue topstain, frontispiece and three glossy internal plates by Ferdinand E. Warran. Book lists thru this title at front of the book, to #5 at the rear. 217 pp.
Condition: Very good condition (a bit of dampstaining at the base of the spine, offsetting to a couple of pages, but otherwise tight and clean, no dj)
Book ID: 88566More details Price: $22.50 -
A THREE-CORNERED MYSTERY: The Dana Girls Mystery Series #14.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (ca 1955, c. 1935). dj. Hardcover - This series features sisters Jean and Louise Dana, who attend Starhurst Academy, and was written under the same Stratemeyer house pseudonym as that used for the Nancy Drew series. One of the first four books written by Leslie McFarlane. Dark green and white illustrated endpapers, light green topstain, frontispiece. Book lists thru #17, dust jacket flap to #15. Original text with 25 chapters. 217 pp.
Condition: Near fine condition in a very good dustjacket with a wraparound spine illustration. (chipping at the folds of the dj flaps, a bit of edgewear to the dj)
Book ID: 88564More details Price: $28.50 -
THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS AT HOLLY HOUSE (#4 in series.)
Edition: First or early printing.
Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Co., (1933.) dj. Hardcover - The fourth book in this series, and the last title listed on the front flap of the dj. 120 pp.
Condition: Very good- in a good only dust jacket (usual rather severe toning to the pages, chip to top of dj spine, other edgewear.)
Book ID: 48485More details Price: $14.00