Formats Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

1 formats

1.1 special editions , reprints

1.1.1 reader s club or cameo editions
1.1.2 book club editions
1.1.3 twin thriller
1.1.4 applewood books reprints
1.1.5 literarture nancy drew dust jacket collection reprints
1.1.6 nancy drew originals

formats
special editions , reprints
the reader s club or cameo editions

nancy drew issued book club feature, nancy drew reader s club, 1959 1961. in all, twelve volumes issued, 6 in 1959 , 6 in 1960. these volumes issued new illustrations artist polly bolian. volumes matched grosset & dunlap s other doubleday book club publication, young library. full color jacket illustration repeated frontispiece, , double-page pen , ink drawings highlighted texts. references or notices other volumes, , volume numbering, removed text , jackets.

plans additional titles abandoned after 2 years , series ceased publication in 1961. volumes highly desired today s collectors due original artwork , scarcity of dust jackets, made on inferior, lightweight matte paper instead of heavier-gauge glossy paper used on other editions. books jackets considered scarce, 1960 date being more difficult find collectors.

book club editions

nancy drew issued in yellow-spine picture format, book club, in 1962. covers solid yellow, , spines feature no volume numbers. book club edition appears on title page. volumes 1–32 issued. in 1970s, book club offer available directly publisher, these volumes same regularly purchased volumes; mailed on schedule subscriber.

twin thriller

several nancy drew books published two-volumes-in-one in 1970s. covers featured geometric clover designs on lilac grey, vignette 1 of 2 volumes original cover art. of volumes sequential, i.e., 1–2, 3–4, except final 2 issued. volumes 17 , 24 appear one, not revised until mid-1970s.

applewood books reprints

applewood books began reprinting facsimile editions of nancy drew , hardy boys in 1991. books feature original dust jacket art, original illustrations (although not scattered through text), original texts, , duplication binding of nancy drew format. many of volumes contain forewords adult author fans of series, such sara paretsky. applewood issued original series titles #21, secret in old attic. although volumes 22 , 23, clue in crumbling wall , mystery of tolling bell, respectively, featured in 2006–2007 catalogue, these additional titles not published company representatives stated sales of later volumes had tapered , plans extend line discontinued in 2007. reprints of several volumes remain available directly applewood.

literarture nancy drew dust jacket collection reprints

in late 2006, literarture, licensed publisher simon , schuster, began releasing prints of classic nancy drew dust jacket artwork russell tandy, bill gillies , rudy nappi derived pristine vintage art elements and, in cases, following extensive research, original paintings themselves. jackets, issued limited edition offset lithographs, can either framed or wrapped comfortably around series book formats. line discontinued after many dust jackets offered sale.

nancy drew originals

in 2007, grosset , dunlap began retailing special volumes of nancy drew mysteries original artwork revised content in different product assortments , packaging.