tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post1842776790652314182..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: The Ninth Nancy Drew 1930A-1 Old Clock Dust JacketJennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-69388303690244072392014-09-14T23:01:30.379-05:002014-09-14T23:01:30.379-05:00I'm pretty sure that it's not one of the b...I'm pretty sure that it's not one of the books that was up for sale before. I do agree that the jacket looks very much like other early or first printing Clock jackets that I have seen. I have a second printing jacket that looks similar.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-80637049759957062352014-09-14T22:52:18.190-05:002014-09-14T22:52:18.190-05:00Hi Jennifer,
It's been a long time since I pos...Hi Jennifer,<br />It's been a long time since I posted. I came across a recent Old Clock 1st printing on eBay, auction # 201108143588. <br /><br />For some reason, the jacket looked familiar. I know you watch them more closely than I do. Do you think this might be a relist of one of the earlier ones?Series Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724148565481591893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-16776580710752492552011-01-31T22:27:53.333-06:002011-01-31T22:27:53.333-06:00It's usually a 30 year cycle for books to show...It's usually a 30 year cycle for books to show up in estates, thus in the antique malls, flea markets, book stores, etc. Of course, online sites have messed with that a tad, but it still holds true.<br /><br />The last big influx of books into the market in this manner was in the 1980s. They were everywhere, even the hard-to-find ones. So you're right on the mark that the 'teens' will find many good books back in the market.<br /><br />Of course, in the 80s you had to go out and look for them. But it was easy enough to get gobs of good books if you put some work into it. I used to hit the big flea markets, the kind that take place monthly at big fairgrounds, and I'd leave my fliers at strategic places, like on a stand near the refreshment areas. I'd get lots of calls this way.<br /><br />I advertised in local newspapers. 'Nancy Drew and similar books wanted' will get you a zillion calls that you have to weed through, but it's the best way to approach it. I used to find huge collections right in the area where I live, one had Drew and Hardy firsts from the 40s and 50s. I used to be amazed that other people, so many of them, actually bought and saved the books for decades. One man had 300-plus of his wife's books from the 40s through the 60s, all beautifully kept, and I bought them from him in the late 80s.<br /><br />I also used to advertise in the national antique journals and would buy huge collections by mail. Even with eBay banging away, I did this successfully until a few years ago when I stopped because I was busy caretaking ill family members.<br /><br />Now might be a good time to go after books again in this fashion. People are disenchanted with the online sites. Everybody talks about how nothing sells anymore on eBay and how all the collectibles have lost their value because of the bad economy. <br /><br />It's also very interesting because you get lots of calls and talk to lots of people all over the country. The books may no longer be as rare or hard-to-get as they used to be, but there are surely masses of them still out there awaiting to get into the hands of drooling collectors.<br /><br />Mikestratomikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037554947654294112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-72436751900034299792011-01-31T00:33:46.948-06:002011-01-31T00:33:46.948-06:00Oh, what a shame it got ripped in two, just now, a...Oh, what a shame it got ripped in two, just now, after all these years! It's quite nice isn't it? Time to start going to estate sales! ;)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15336088009042727636noreply@blogger.com