SET OF ALL 38 NANCY DREW ORIGINAL HARDCOVERS WithDUST JACKETS 1930-1961

SET OF ALL 38 NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES IN THEIR ORIGINAL DUST JACKETS #1 - THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK, #2 THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE, #3 THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY, #4 THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN, #5 THE SECRET AT SHADOW RANCH, #6 THE SECRET OF RED GATE FARM, #7 THE CLUE IN THE DIARY, #8 NANCY'S MYSTERIOUS LETTER, #9 THE SIGN OF THE TWISTED CANDLES, #10 THE PASSWORD TO LARKSPUR LANE, #11 THE CLUE OF THE BROKEN LOCKET, #12 THE MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK, #13 THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM, #14 THE WHISPERING STATUE, #15 THE HAUNTED BRIDGE, #16 THE CLUE OF THE TAPPING HEELS, #17 THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS BOUND TRUNK, #18 THE MYSTERY AT THE MOSS-COVERED MANSION, #19 THE QUEST OF THE MISSING MAP, #20 THE CLUE IN THE JEWEL BOX, #21 THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC. #22 THE CLUE IN THE CRUMBLING WALL, #23 THE MYSTERY OF THE TOLLING BELL, #24 THE CLUE IN THE OLD ALBUM, #25 THE GHOST OF BLACKWOOD HALL, #26 THE CLUE OF THE LEANING CHIMNEY, #27 THE SECRET OF THE WOODEN LADY, #28 THE CLUE OF THE BLACK KEYS, #29 THE MYSTERY AT THE SKI JUMP, #30 THE CLUE IN THE VELVET MASK (book & DJ lists to itself), #31 THE RINGMASTER'S SECRET, #32 THE SCARLET SLIPPER MYSTERY, #33 THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL, #34 THE HIDDEN WINDOW MYSTERY. #35 THE HAUNTED SHOWBOAT, #36 THE SECRET OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION. #37 THE CLUE IN THE OLD STAGECOACH.

#38 THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRE DRAGON (1st printing) by "CAROLYN KEENE" (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson). Or 6565 or 7575 or 9595 or 100100 prices on DJ front flap (only 3 are price clipped), blue boards w/orange lettering or blue boards w/dark blue lettering or cloth "tweed" boards, some have the original "white spine" artwork and some have the 2nd or "revised" cover art by Bill Gillies (also referred to as "wraparound" art as the illustration wraps onto the spine as opposed to the original "white spine" cover art). Many of the books are unread with no creased page corners, no missing pages & no missing endpapers or checklists or internal illustrations, the orange or black top stains on the books (used on books published after 1947) are perfect without fading or drop spots on most of the books, no foxing to outer page edge (some books have age darkening/dust soiling to outer page edges), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, just 4 books have former owner's name/owner info/owner stamp to ffe/title page/backside of frontispiece (one book has erased pencil writing on table of contents page), none of the books have checkmarks to internal book lists, no used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, a few of the books have the usual shelf wear rubbing to bottom board edges, almost no wear to board edges (couple of books have wear to corner or spine tips), just two books have page darkening and/or spine flaking/wear i. WWII era paper & cheap cover stock, #29 has evidence of moisture exposure to top outer page edge (causing a bit of bleeding of the black top stain but does not affect any page text) otherwise none of the books have moisture staining to page edges, no soiling or staining to boards of note, just a couple of books have wear/rubbing spots to boards otherwise no color wear or surface color tears to boards, bumped board corners to just a few books. Original Dust Jackets are all complete with no missing front and/or rear flaps, only few of the dust jackets have significant spine tip/panel chipping/tearing (#9 has significant loss on spine/panel), tape or scotch tape residue discoloration at top/bottom edges on #3 & around bottom spine on #5 & top of spine on #9 & on flaps on #17 & 24 (tape long since fallen off), just 1 DJ has checkmarks on book list on front flap, usual slight wear to spine tips/edge wear/front flap crease wear on some of the DJs, no soiling or staining of note (except #12 & #17 which have small moisture outline mark), no noticeable color rubbing to panels (except #30 which has a color lift spot to front panel & #35 which has a color lift spot to spine, & #38 which has some color transfer rubbing to white rear panel), no foxing to white rear panels on most of the dust jackets, some dust rubbing to white rear panels, none of the DJs have significant spine sun fading.

I do, on occasion, miss a significant defect in an item or simply make a cut/paste error in the description i. The item "SET OF ALL 38 NANCY DREW ORIGINAL HARDCOVERS WithDUST JACKETS 1930-1961" is in sale since Monday, October 15, 2018. This item is in the category "Books\Wholesale & Bulk Lots\Books\11-50 Items". The seller is "fbks68" and is located in Anchorage, Alaska.

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• Country of Manufacture: United States
• Format: Hardcover
• Special Attributes: Complete Set