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. 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 mystery stories values and collecting tips. Many consider a 1930 first printing of the secret of the old clock with its original dust jacket to be that holy grail. Confessions of a nancy drew collector antique trader. Nancy drew values and collecting tips series books for girls.
As karen plunkettpowell explains in her 1993 book the nancy drew scrapbook. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The secret of the old clock by carolyn keene overdrive. 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. The item in her collection with the highest monetary value is a signed copy of the first nancy drew book. The nancy drew starter set is the perfect gift for aspiring detectives, or longtime fans of the series. Nancy drew this is the main page to my nancy drew section. Another recent nancy drew themed book is a mystery set at a nancy drew convention. A second method is to find the online listings of actual nancy drew collectors. This case exemplifies the many physical differences in covers, endpapers, spines, dust jackets, and other characteristics between the various editions and printings.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. The hardy boys nancy drew mysteries, season one 1977. 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. Eight years after the novels debut, the series spawned. 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. 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. It is truly an anatomy 101 on a nancy drew series book.
Over the decades, the character evolved in response to changes in us culture and. 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. 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. But for 16yearold nancy drew, life in a small town is mighty dull.
Shown is the dvd of the 1977 season of the tv show starring shaun cassidy, parker stevenson, and pamela sue martin. 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. The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn. Scroll below for clues on how to sell and describe your books with the collector in mind. 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. This limited edition release includes three toprated games from the nancy drew back catalog as voted on by fans of the series. 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. The book was a lincoln nebraska public library book and has a sticker on the front cover, a. My journey to have a copy of old clock in original dust jacket took 20 years from when i. 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. Best match is not the best match for nancy drew collectors.
The first five books are packaged together in a collectible box set with an updated design. Other times, they can be located by finding the sellers who use certain specialized terms known only to nancy drew and series book collectors. In most cases, the nancy drew dust jackets are worth far more than the actual book. Now, for the first time, you can purchase all sixtyfour classic nancy drew titles in one complete set. 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. Nancy drew collecting, buying, and selling information. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym carolyn keene. Ten rarest nancy drew books and collectibles series books for girls. 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.
Series book values collapsed in late 2008 and have never recovered. 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. Hard to find white nancy drew diary 1970s, signed by harriet stratemeyer adams carolyn keene at the time. 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.
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. Series book values collapsed in late 2008 and have. 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. While nancy drew books continue to be immensely popular with collectors, the movie, set to be released on june. 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. How to tell an original text ot from a revised text rt. What do most nancy drew collectors consider the holy grail of nancy drew collecting. Unfollow vintage nancy drew books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. Books on bay april 28thnancy drews birthdayis here. A peak into my vintage collection early 1950s nancy drew. 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.
The mystery behind following in nancy drews footsteps. 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. Old friends of nancy drew, the hardy boys and the like will gather this weekend in buena park for a series collectors convention. 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. Available for the first time in one complete collection only at. It contains links to my various nancy drew information pages.
The convention is a great time for series book collectors to meet, trade books and stories, and hunt for missing books from their collection. Jennifer fisher of queen creek, arizona spent the halcyon days of her childhood absorbed in the nancy drew books of the 1970s and 80s. I slogged through all of the files, and they all blended together by the time i was done. After the death of his wife, carson drew decides to leave chicago behind and make a fresh start with his daughter in river heights. Once scorned literature rejected by many, the classic nancy drew books have now become prized collector s items. Nancy and ned are so darned flaky in those books that many of them read like a lame sweet valley high book. Nancy drew starter set by carolyn keene, hardcover. Nancy drew formats this page shows you what all nancy drew books published by grosset and dunlap look like from 1930 to the present. Our mission is to walk in nancy drews footsteps each year at our conventions. 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. Books from this decade are more common, pegging the worth of this.
The clue in the diary nancy drew mysteries book 7 carolyn keene. Nancy drew mystery collection boxed set of 10 books. 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. The nancy drew files are sort of in the nancy drew canon. Others tell them to purchase farahs guide to the nancy drew series. 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. A special treat for nancy drew fans, and any reader who is new to the series. 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. Its the exciting mystery that readers have fallen in love with for 80 years, with a terrific new look and bonus material. The first nancy drew book, 1930s the secret of the old clock, was.
These sellers will sometimes identify themselves as nancy drew collectors. 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. See the complete nancy drew mystery stories series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and. Cece writes biographies of dead mystery writers and manages to stumble upon mysteries while researching. Collecting nancy drew nancy drew and friends umd libraries. 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 collect all things nancy drew if you have any questions on pricing, history, or accurate dates of one of the books, shoot me a. Nancy drew has been solving mysteries, and delighting fans, for over 75 years.
439 533 644 1384 1393 1165 111 1294 1022 339 336 198 1312 253 1270 893 420 1036 1502 875 704 1211 898 1124 204 160 194 654 161 640 1391 132 136 481 264 767