Buyer Confusion on Nancy Drew #19

Nancy Drew First Edition The Whispering Statue 1937 Item #170278013174

This auction was for a true first printing of Whispering Statue. The seller's pictures were enough to verify that the dust jacket is the first/second printing dust jacket. The seller's answer to the question was enough to verify that the book is the first printing but was very hard to interpret.

Question: Good Morning. Can you please tell me the last title of the books listed within the book itself. I'm also interested in the number of glossies. Thanks for your time.

Answer: Hello. Thanks for your question. Starting from the back cover of the dustjacket and moving forward from the back of the book, the last books listed in the ads are: Judy Bolton Mysteries "The Riddle of the Double Ring" (Back cover); Dana Girls Mystery, "The Circle of footprints" (inside back cover of DJ); Judy Bolton Mystery Stories, "Mysterious Half Cat" (next to last page); Melody Lane Mystery Stories, "Dragon of the Hills" (next page); Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, "Mystery of the Ivory Charm" (the first book ad after last story page (pg 217); Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, "The Whispering Statue" (inside flap of front DJ). There is on glossy frontispiece showin Nancy Drew and a seaplane. The spine of the DJ is white. Thanks.

While the buyer's question did result in the seller giving a detailed answer, part of the question was not necessary. The buyer wanted to know how many glossies were in the book. The Whispering Statue was never printed with more than one glossy. All that it ever had was the glossy frontispiece with no glossy internals.

Vintage Nancy Drew Original Series 24 books dust jacket Item #220312476611

This auction was for a set of 24 Nancy Drew books, 23 of which were tweed books with dust jackets.

Question: What is the range of publicaton dates? What color are the covers of the books without the dustjackes on? What do the front flap pages in the books look like? Thanks for your response...

Answer: Hi, Thank you for your questions. I do not know the publication dates- it does not say. The copyright is 1960. The publisher is Grosset & Dunlop. How can I find out the date of publication? The books are blue without the dustjackets. The front flap pages of the books are like the back- blue ink depicting Nancy in different sluething positions, like peeking around a door, hiding behind a couch, etc. Please let me know how I can learn the answer to your question about the dates of publication. Thank you, and happy bidding! Lynn

First, the buyer asked for the publication dates. For all of the books except for #3, the question was pointless. All of the tweed books for #5 and up were printed in the original text and would all have the original copyright date, regardless of when the books were printed. The seller also did not understand what the buyer wanted, which made the question even more pointless.

Second, the buyer asked for the color of the covers of the books. This question puzzles me, since all Nancy Drew books printed in the dust jacket era are blue. I don't understand what the buyer was trying to discover.

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1930 Nancy Drew Mystery at Lilac Inn Item #220314068434

This is a blank endpapers edition of Lilac Inn.

Question: I can determine what printing this is since I own David Farah's guide. If your printing is earlier than my 1930C-3 printing I will take great interest in this one. You can tell me the name of the lists in the back of your book the first two or three pages after The End will likely allow me to tell you what your printing is. I will be home tomorrow evening and will do it right away for you.

Answer: Hi There, The end page which is page 200. Next page after not numbered, has This Isnt All on top of page with writting below. Next page on top reads The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, with book titles below. Next Page Amy Marlows Books for Girls, with book titles below. Next page the last one The Puss- In -Boots, Jr. Series, with book titles below. I hope this answers your question. If not fell free to respond

Since only one printing of Lilac Inn has the combination of Nancy Drew, Amy Bell Marlowe, and Puss-In-Boots listed in the post-text ads, the seller's answer is enough information to determine that the book is the 1931B-5 printing. It should be noted, however, that the seller only gave the series titles and not the last title listed in each series, which is in most cases necessary in order to determine exactly which printing the book is. As I have already stated quite a few times, buyers must be very specific about what they need or the sellers will not answer the questions correctly.