My hardcover library edition set of Nancy Drew #57-175 is complete, but I am interested in variations, especially the books with the yellow spines.
I spotted a small bulk lot of Nancy Drew books on eBay. (Click on images in order to see them better.)
I spotted the hardcover edition of Nancy Drew #154 and saw that it had a yellow spine. I wanted it. Unfortunately, the listing was priced a bit high for me considering that the rest of the books were of no interest.
Just a few days before, I had acquired a certain book at well below value. I won't say which book or how much, but I realized that it would cover the cost of this lot. No problem. I purchased the lot.
The bulk lot cost $33.63 including shipping and tax, which is rather high for just the one book of interest. In my records, I ended up adding a certain amount to the cost of the other book that was purchased at well below value, bringing this lot's cost down to a fair amount.
Most of the flashlight editions were rebound by Perma-Bound.
Notice that The Sky Phantom is taller than the other flashlight editions. The Sky Phantom is the only one in the original binding. Most books rebound for library use are trimmed down and shorter than the original editions.
I am not interested in building a set of the Perma-Bound flashlight editions. I have a rather large collection of library editions, and I decided a number of years ago to focus on the more special ones. I no longer collect all library edition variants.
I expect to offer the Perma-Bound flashlight editions in individual listings on eBay sometime soon. If they don't sell within a certain amount of time, then I will place them in a bulk lot with other books.
I removed the library stickers from #154.
The book is now shelved with the rest of my books.
I love the yellow spines.
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