I recently acquired two more vintage Japanese Nancy Drew books and three more vintage Japanese Judy Bolton books.
The Japanese books tend to use the original English titles somewhere on the outside of the book or jacket or possibly on the title page. The text of each book is entirely in Japanese.
This edition of Nancy Drew #12,
The Message in the Hollow Oak, was published by Kodansha in 1958. The book has a dust jacket, and the dust jacket has the original cellophane cover on it.
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| Dust jacket with cellophane cover |
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| Dust jacket without cellophane cover |
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| Cellophane cover |
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| Front panel of dust jacket |
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| Front cover of book |
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| Back cover of book |
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| Frontispiece |
This edition of Nancy Drew #19,
The Quest of the Missing Map, was published by Poplar in 1968. The book and jacket have the same cover art.
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| Front panel of dust jacket |
The cover art is a bit creepy. That looks like a monster's hand reaching for the map. The cover art gives the impression that
The Quest of the Missing Map is a horror story rather than a mystery. Perhaps Godzilla makes an appearance.
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| Frontispiece |
This edition of Judy Bolton #1,
The Vanishing Shadow, was published by Kodansha in 1957.
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| Book with dust jacket |
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| Front panel of dust jacket |
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| Front cover of book |
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| Back cover of book |
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| Frontispiece |
Since the Nancy Drew Kodansha edition pictured at the beginning of this post has a cellophane wrapper on the dust jacket, I assume that this Judy Bolton book originally had one as well.
This next edition of Judy Bolton #1,
The Vanishing Shadow, was published by Poplar in 1968. The book and jacket have the same cover art.
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| Front panel of dust jacket |
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| Frontispiece |
This edition of Judy Bolton #16,
The Secret of the Barred Window, is a hardcover book in a slipcase. It was published in 1964.
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| Front of slipcase and front cover of book |
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| Back of slipcase |
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| Frontispiece |
Previous posts:
2018: The Year of the Japanese Series Book
Vintage Japanese Judy Bolton Books Part 1
Vintage Japanese Judy Bolton Books Part 2
Modern Softcover Japanese Nancy Drew Books
Older Japanese Nancy Drew Books Part 1
Older Japanese Nancy Drew Books Part 2
Older Japanese Nancy Drew Books Part 3
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