Today I acquired the lowest-numbered title that I needed, #109 The Mystery of the Masked Rider. I really appreciate everyone who doesn't check eBay well and lets me get these books when they show up. There is a reason why I continue to tell people that they should always search eBay everyday. You never know what might show up.
Now I need just 13 more hardcover Nancy Drew Digest books.
114. The Search for the Silver Persian, 1993
115. The Suspect in the Smoke, 1993
122. The Message in the Haunted Mansion, 1994
123. The Clue on the Silver Screen, 1995
130. The Sign of the Falcon, 1996
145. The Missing Horse Mystery, 1998
148. On the Trail of Trouble, 1999
158. The Curse of the Black Cat, 2001
160. The Clue on the Crystal Dove, 2001
168. The Bike Tour Mystery, 2002
169. The Mistletoe Mystery, 2002
170. No Strings Attached, 2003
175. Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland, 2003
I have been very skeptical of whether I can acquire #175 in a hardcover binding. The final titles of any series are always harder to find in library bindings. However, I have recently acquired Hardy Boys #190 in a hardcover library binding, along with some other very high-numbered titles. #190 was the final Hardy Boys Digest book.
If the final Hardy Boys Digest book exists in hardcover, then I have hope that the final Nancy Drew Digest book also exists in hardcover.
I concluded my November post with the following statement. "Keeping in mind that this recent transaction is an anomaly, my present acquisition rate of just one or two per year means that I cannot expect my set to be complete for at least another seven years. I am not sure that I will complete the set, but I am ever hopeful and enjoy the process."
I noted my acquisition rate at "one or two per year." After that November acquisition, it took six months for me to find the next title that I needed. More than likely, I will have to wait for around another six months before I find the next one.
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