These days, it's rather difficult for me to acquire Nancy Drew library bindings that are of interest to me. Many people now want Nancy Drew library editions, so I have strong competition.
I was very lucky to purchase these two Nancy Drew library editions recently. (Click on images in order to see them more clearly.)
Here is The Mystery at the Ski Jump with the books I already had. The new Ski Jump is the first book on the left.
I collect all binding colors plus all variant lettering styles. I don't care about the condition. Better condition is desirable, but I will keep any variant regardless of condition.
Here is The Scarlet Slipper Mystery with the books I already had. The new Scarlet Slipper is the book in the upper left.
The new Scarlet Slipper is the same variant as the one seen at the middle top and is in much better condition, so it will be replacing that copy.
I continue to reflect about how interesting it is that other collectors now like these books as much as I do. In this old post, I mention possible reasons why collectors began to favor library editions.
The Surprising Rise of the Nancy Drew Library Edition
The huge change in opinion about library editions mainly applies to Nancy Drew. There is an increased interest in other series like Hardy Boys, Dana Girls, and Judy Bolton, but the interest in the books and the pricing of them is much reduced as compared to Nancy Drew.
Three Investigators library editions sell for high prices, but pricing of that series has gone into the stratosphere ever since the pandemic. The pricing has more to do with the scarcity of the books and the continuing high interest in the series.
Even for Nancy Drew, library edition pricing varies widely. Some bindings, like the ones featured in this post, are favorites of collectors. Some bindings are far less interesting and have minimal value. It's problematic for sellers to use blanket pricing for all library editions when some of them aren't worth much at all.
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