Some of the books around this era replaced price codes on the jacket with p. Clue jewel box by carolyn keene, first edition abebooks. Nancy drew series, book 20 overdrive read, adobe epub ebook, kindle book average rating. Producing films in the late 1930s and recently as well in 2007, its eponymous character has an enduring appeal, which is also reflected in its videogame titles as well. The clue of the broken locket 11 by carolyn keene 1943, hardcover at the best online prices at. The books have blank endpapers, and four glossy internal illustrations. Nancy drew books have been in print from 1930 until present day, so there are a lot. The clue in the jewel box nancy drew, book 20 keene, carolyn on amazon. The antique books value guide will help you determine the value of old books. The secret of the old clock nancy drew, book 1 thriftbooks. See more ideas about nancy drew books, nancy drew mysteries and nancy drew.
Nancy drew a guide to the grosset and dunlap editions. It contains links to my various nancy drew information pages. Series book values collapsed in late 2008 and have never recovered. Ten rarest nancy drew books and collectibles series books for girls. The secret of red gate farm nancy drew mysteries book 6. Textured dark blue hard covers with orange lettering, orange silhouette of nancy.
In 1950, the cover art changed for ten nancy drew titles. Nancy drew formats this page shows you what all nancy drew books published by grosset and dunlap look like from 1930 to the present. 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. Though all nancy drew books are similar in a way two mysteries, linked somehow in the end they are all so creative and different.
The clue in the jewel box is the twentieth volume in the nancy drew mystery stories series. I have a 1953 the ringmasters secret, a 1946 the mystery of the tolling bell, and a 1937 the haunted bridge. Nancy drew values and collecting tips series books for girls. The first nancy drew book was published in 1930 on the 28th of april with the release of the secret of the old clock. You can take any nancy drew book and quickly glance down through the page to get a good. From the original series of the hardy boys there are 58 books. Beware the prices of glossy flashlight edition yellow spine picture covers. Nancy drew books 1120 the nancy drew mystery stories collection box set. The exact months is not quite certain though enough study has been made on the hardy boys and nancy drew books that it might be possible to get a rough estimate by making a study of the reference books for those. How much are the original hardy boys books worth answers. The first five files, namely, nancy drew mystery stories 116 and nancy drew mystery stories 3058 are in. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the. Book 11 carolyn keene author 1943 once upon a thriller nancy drew diaries.
Nancy drew sleuth is a web site well worth exploring. To celebrate the 75th year of publishing of nancy drew books, the university of maryland libraries featured an exhibit on girls series books in the fall of 2005 in special collections and university archives exhibit gallery. See more ideas about nancy drew books, nancy drew mysteries and nancy drew mystery stories. The nancy drew series cam from the turn of the 20th century and always festured suspense and a mystery for the young reader to solve. Vintage books piece puzzle overview celebrate everybodys favorite teenage detective with this challenging puzzle collage of nancy drew book illustrations from the original blue editions. American poet edger a poe complete poems copy write 1943. The haunted bridgethe clue of the tapping heels nancy drew, book 1516. The book was a lincoln nebraska public library book and has a sticker on the front cover, a. Heralded by many feminists as a strong female rolemodel, nancy drew has had an extremely positive influence on her young readers over the years. A second method is to find the online listings of actual nancy drew collectors. Unfollow nancy drew the secret of the old clock to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The nancy drew mystery stories refer to the 56 volumes published by grosset and dunlap from 1930 to 1979. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
The clue of the broken locket 11 by carolyn keene 1943, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Confessions of a nancy drew collector jennifer fisher of queen creek, arizona spent the halcyon days of her childhood absorbed in the nancy drew books of the 1970s and 80s. The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn keene has appeared in a number of series over the years 533 nancy drew books have been published as of 2019, in nine series, as follows. Highly prized by this generation as collectibles, i am sure these timeless classics that are family and value oriented can be a wonderful gift to the generations to come. The actual author was ghostwriter mildred wirt benson plot. One glossy illustration occurs before the title page, and the remaining three are scattered throughout the text of the book. A couple years ago i was really into the hardy boys series so my uncle gave me one of his hardy boy books from when he was young. Publishing in wartime ww2 paper restrictions american. The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn. Check out the collecting nancy drew formats 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. Asked to locate a stolen necklace of unusual value, nancy soon discovers that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft. This exhibit highlights the girls series books in the rose and joseph pagnani collection. There are 175 novels plus 34 revised stories that were published. Nancy drew series book 1 carolyn keene author 1930 the hidden staircase nancy drew series.
The whole world can read nancy drew books, just for a very exciting adventure, kind of scary, good, good book. 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. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. These sellers will sometimes identify themselves as nancy drew collectors. Shes turned her passion for the plucky sleuth into a fulltime career. The story of nancy drew, once far more ballsy than the. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Vintage cookbook website is focused on antiquarian, antique, vintage, and rare american cookbooks. Examples in rough shape have sold for several thousand dollars. An antique dealers revelation about a former queens priceless heirloom leads nancy on a series of exciting yet dangerous adventures. Frequently updated, it is an excellent introduction to the series with enough depth to keep you looking for hours. The have been a total of 452 books containing the hardy boys. If you hanker to understand the practices of the stratemeyer syndicate, see the online articles by james d. By the age of ten, toms dad would drop him off at coin shows within driving range, picking him up.
If you have not read them yet, you should read nancy drew books now. But instead of facing the original books problems, adams avoided it altogether, simply eliminating offensive characters and turning nancy drew s universe into a less and less diverse place revised book by revised book. Going further to digest books and then crossovers and spin offs. Good with some age toning and speckling on front board in a very good dj with mild edgewear. Confessions of a nancy drew collector antique trader. While cleaning out my book shelf today i found it and realized that the date is 1943. These nancy drew books are not of high value and we would not offer them at auction. Nancy drew series book 1 carolyn keene author 1930 the secret of the old clock nancy drew mystery series. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The clue in the jewel box nashville public library.
At the age of six he began with sea shells, and soon graduated to coins, the gateway drug to so many other fields of collecting. The clue in the jewel box nancy drew mystery stories, vol. These include the original art dust jackets for volumes 110, 1226 as well as the internal illustrations for volumes 126. The secret of red gate farm nancy drew mystery stories, book 6 by keene, carolyn. Nancy drew is a great mystery, and the best part is that everyone can read nancy drew. A book is more likely to appeal to collectors, and therefore be worth. The nancy drew mystery stories is the longrunning main nancy drew series, which was published under the pseudonym carolyn keene. Farahs article, collecting nancy drew mystery books, in the september 1990 issue of mid atlantic antiques, all pre 1943 nancy drew books with dust jackets can range in price.
The best way to see if a nancy drew book might have value is to run a search on ebay. A slick, glossy illustration was used in editions between 1937 and 1943. Following this an industry was born and it hasnt stopped since, as young people worldwide have flocked around the franchise with its ever relatable central character. Aprox i have three books that i bought for five dollars. Despite revisions, what hasnt changed, however, are nancys basic values. 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. It was first published in 1943 under the pseudonym carolyn keene. Another useful online source is s book collecting nancy drew girl detective. The line was discontinued after many dust jackets were offered for sale. Carolyn keene is the author of the everpopular nancy drew books. Nancy drew mystery stories 156 the creative archive. Nancy drew this is the main page to my nancy drew section.