This case exemplifies the many physical differences in covers, endpapers, spines, dust jackets, and other characteristics between the various editions and printings. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym carolyn keene. Another recent nancy drew themed book is a mystery set at a nancy drew convention. Do a completed item search for nancy drew sorted by highest price first in order to see what the prices have been for the collectible books.
Hard to find white nancy drew diary 1970s, signed by harriet stratemeyer adams carolyn keene at the time. Growing up i was a huge book reader, i read anything i could get my hands on, but one of my favorite series was nancy drew. This limited edition release includes three toprated games from the nancy drew back catalog as voted on by fans of the series. These sellers will sometimes identify themselves as nancy drew collectors. Jennifer fisher of queen creek, arizona spent the halcyon days of her childhood absorbed in the nancy drew books of the 1970s and 80s. There is detailed information such as authors, illustrators, artists, plot synopses and more on every hardy boys book, including all paperback series, with full color images of the cover art for all series. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the nancy drew 02 the hidden staircase, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Nancy drew formats this page shows you what all nancy drew books published by grosset and dunlap look like from 1930 to the present.
Since 1996, the hardy boys unofficial home page has been the premier spot on the internet for adult collectors and fans of the hardy boys mystery books by franklin w. Nancy drew this is the main page to my nancy drew section. Nancy drew values and collecting tips series books for girls. You can take any nancy drew book and quickly glance down through the page to get a good. Below are the different chapter links to the various formats of your nancy drew collection the dust jacket, the picture cover, the boards, the endpapers, the illustrators for dust jackets and picture covers, the internal illustrations, and the texts. Nancy drew mystery collection boxed set of 10 books. This stunning box set features the reissued editions of books 14, all with gorgeous covers that hark back to the era in which the series was first published. April 28thnancy drews birthdayis here, and were teaming up with the fb group nancy drew book fans to celebrate it in style because its a big one, the 90th yep. As karen plunkettpowell explains in her 1993 book the nancy drew scrapbook. See the complete nancy drew mystery stories series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and. Out just in time for nancys 80th anniversary, were releasing a limited number of copies of the secret of the old clock, the first book in the series. Books from this decade are more common, pegging the worth of this.
Old friends of nancy drew, the hardy boys and the like will gather this weekend in buena park for a series collectors convention. It is truly an anatomy 101 on a nancy drew series book. The book was a lincoln nebraska public library book and has a sticker on the front cover, a. The clue in the diary nancy drew mysteries book 7 carolyn keene. For people who are not very familiar with collecting nancy drew, be aware that the book or collectible has to be exactly like what i mention. Nancy drew has been solving mysteries, and delighting fans, for over 75 years. Best match is not the best match for nancy drew collectors. Available for the first time in one complete collection only at. We select a theme bookone of the classic 56 hardcover nancy drew books printed from 1930 to 1979that is set in a real location and we do things that nancy drew and her chums did in the books. A peak into my vintage collection early 1950s nancy drew. The mystery behind following in nancy drews footsteps. But for 16yearold nancy drew, life in a small town is mighty dull. After the death of his wife, carson drew decides to leave chicago behind and make a fresh start with his daughter in river heights.
In most cases, the nancy drew dust jackets are worth far more than the actual book. It contains links to my various nancy drew information pages. Ten rarest nancy drew books and collectibles series books for girls. The convention is a great time for series book collectors to meet, trade books and stories, and hunt for missing books from their collection. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Its the exciting mystery that readers have fallen in love with for 80 years, with a terrific new look and bonus material. I collect all things nancy drew if you have any questions on pricing, history, or accurate dates of one of the books, shoot me a. The main problem in the clue of the dancing puppet is that every night a mysterious puppet comes out and dances in the backyard o.
I slogged through all of the files, and they all blended together by the time i was done. Nancy drew mystery stories values and collecting tips. The nancy drew starter set is the perfect gift for aspiring detectives, or longtime fans of the series. The best way to see if a nancy drew book might have value is to run a search on ebay, select sold, then view the results. Check out the collecting nancy drewformats section at this website to view the various formats from the dust jackets to book covers to endpapers to internal. My journey to have a copy of old clock in original dust jacket took 20 years from when i. The item in her collection with the highest monetary value is a signed copy of the first nancy drew book.
The first nancy drew book, 1930s the secret of the old clock, was. The secret of the old clock by carolyn keene overdrive. The nancy drew mystery stories book series by multiple authors includes books the secret of the old clock, the hidden staircase, the bungalow mystery, and several more. Series book values collapsed in late 2008 and have never recovered. The hardy boys nancy drew mysteries, season one 1977. A second method is to find the online listings of actual nancy drew collectors. The nancy drew sleuths and their 2003 nyc convention provided inspired research for susans book and the hilarious fictional nancy drew fan group, the nancy drew society of chums. Series book values collapsed in late 2008 and have. The nancy drew files are sort of in the nancy drew canon.
If a person has just decided to collect nancy drew books and has no idea which books are more collectible and how much the books are worth, then that person needs to spend at least a couple of weeks viewing auctions and reading all available information on different websites. The nancy drew collectors edition fan favorites is the perfect release for both new and longtime fans of her interactives popular nancy drew series of pc games. Nancy and ned are so darned flaky in those books that many of them read like a lame sweet valley high book. The first five books are packaged together in a collectible box set with an updated design. Since 1930, when nancy drew books debuted on the market, the books have gone through many printings which included a multitude of format changesenough to make the whole matter a real mystery to decipher. Nancy drew books have been in print from 1930 until present day, so there are a lot of formats the books have gone through over the years. Another problem with best match is that it uses the sellers detailed seller ratings the stars seen at the top of the feedback profile and whether the. Other times, they can be located by finding the sellers who use certain specialized terms known only to nancy drew and series book collectors. Collecting nancy drew nancy drew and friends umd libraries. Nancy drew is a fictional character, a sleuth in an american mystery series created by publisher edward stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his hardy boys series. Cece writes biographies of dead mystery writers and manages to stumble upon mysteries while researching.
Confessions of a nancy drew collector antique trader. The book nancy drew and the clue of the dancing puppet, with 177 pages, written in 1990 by carolyn keen is intended for older kids from ages ten to fourteen. Unfollow vintage nancy drew books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Shown is the dvd of the 1977 season of the tv show starring shaun cassidy, parker stevenson, and pamela sue martin. Her super girl sleuth style and cool friends like george the tomboy, bess and ned her boyfriend had me coming back for more, time and time again. A special treat for nancy drew fans, and any reader who is new to the series. Many consider a 1930 first printing of the secret of the old clock with its original dust jacket to be that holy grail. How to tell an original text ot from a revised text rt. The dust jacket on a first edition of the first nancy drew book is now worth. The human brain is the best discriminator of collectible books. Over the decades, the character evolved in response to changes in us culture and.
Books on bay april 28thnancy drews birthdayis here. The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn. Welcome to the around the world with nancy drew web page, an unofficial site that seeks to inform nancy drew fans and collectors about the international aspects of our favorite girl sleuths adventures. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items.
Once scorned literature rejected by many, the classic nancy drew books have now become prized collector s items. Apr 22, 2020 items related to the original nancy drew ghostwriter, mildred wirt benson who im writing a biography on, and her childrens book writing and. Nancy drew collecting, buying, and selling information. Others tell them to purchase farahs guide to the nancy drew series. The first nancy drew book, 1930s the secret of the old clock, was ghostwritten by mildred wirt, who penned 23 nancy drew titles as carolyn keenethe same pseudonym used today. What do most nancy drew collectors consider the holy grail of nancy drew collecting. Eight years after the novels debut, the series spawned. Our mission is to walk in nancy drews footsteps each year at our conventions.
Scroll below for clues on how to sell and describe your books with the collector in mind. Check out the collecting nancy drewformats section at this website to view the various formats from the dust jackets to book covers to endpapers to internal illustrationswill give you some perspective on when these were available and what books came in these formats. Nancy drew starter set by carolyn keene, hardcover. Nancy drew collecting, buying, and selling information in the facebook series book groups, quite a few members have mentioned their confusion while trying to collect vintage nancy drew books.
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