Saturday, February 23, 2019

Older Japanese Nancy Drew Books Part 2

The Japanese Nancy Drew books pictured in this post were all purchased in 2018.

I have three different examples of The Secret of the Old Clock.

Front of 1965 and 1972 slipcases

Back of 1965 and 1972 slipcases

1985 dust jacket

This Japanese edition of The Hidden Staircase is a softcover book with dust jacket from 1956.


This Japanese edition of The Hidden Staircase is a hardcover book with dust jacket from 1968.


Here are three editions of The Secret at Shadow Ranch.

Front of 1967 and 1971 slipcases

Back of 1967 and 1971 slipcases

1985 dust jacket

This Japanese edition of The Secret of Red Gate Farm is a hardcover book with dust jacket.  It was published in 1974.  At least two other copies of this book sold on eBay in 2018.


This Japanese edition of Nancy's Mysterious Letter is a softcover book with dust jacket from 1961.


This Japanese edition of Nancy's Mysterious Letter is a hardcover book that is missing its dust jacket.  The book was published in 1968.


For more detailed information about the Japanese series books seen in this post, please visit the Japanese Nancy Drew books page of the Around the World with Nancy Drew website.

2 comments:

fabio blanco said...

They are all very beautiful. I am intrigued by the photo cover of The Hidden Staircase.

Jennifer White said...

Of this group, that one is my favorite.