tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post2028038735912133496..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: Nancy Drew Wanderer Hardcover Editions with Dust JacketsJennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-4829750429743652802015-04-13T22:33:36.455-05:002015-04-13T22:33:36.455-05:00That's correct. The number "59" was...That's correct. The number "59" was not printed on the front panel of the dust jacket of the Wanderer book club edition, and this is because it is the book club edition. This is also true for #57 and #58 in the book club edition. The size of the book club edition books is also different. As I recall, the books are a little bit taller than the regular editions.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-85211062883291841802015-04-13T21:10:28.208-05:002015-04-13T21:10:28.208-05:00I have a hard cover copy of no. 59 The Secret in t...I have a hard cover copy of no. 59 The Secret in the Old Lace. It is a book club edition published by Wanderer books. The number 59 is handwritten in the "O" of the dust jacket. It is not printed. Pictures that I have seen of this dust jacket have the number 59 printed in the "O." Do you know if the dust jacket is different because it is a book club edition?Barb H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18335367456010116276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-86232027869960063142013-01-04T11:02:50.982-06:002013-01-04T11:02:50.982-06:00You bring up a point that always baffles me with s...You bring up a point that always baffles me with sellers, mainly on ABEbooks which I frequent also. Sellers that don't post pictures of expensive books just completely baffle me. If the book is over $20, it seems to me a quick picture is required if they have an interest in selling the book. Also curious that the seller wouldn't designate the book as a Nancy Drew. Glad you found it! I recently purchased your former copy of #77, even though it was a discard. Usually don't do that, but as you say, scarcity does sometimes require it =) Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535423513564982177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-26429571375675899022011-09-04T08:20:16.545-05:002011-09-04T08:20:16.545-05:00I have been following your blog for a couple of ye...I have been following your blog for a couple of years now but took a little blog-land break but I just wanted to say that this is really interesting! I had no idea that some of the Wanderer editions were so scare (then again they are not really my focus when collecting ND). I have only seen one copy of any of these books here in Canada and I bought it at the time, not really knowing what it was but because it was different. It is Nancy Drew Ghost Stories, hardcover with DJ, and it is not ex-library. Neat to know more about it!Kaye Princehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029925048268090807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-10621225889704262852011-07-19T02:32:01.968-05:002011-07-19T02:32:01.968-05:00#77 and #78 were both published (November 25th 198...#77 and #78 were both published (November 25th 1985) and registered (June 15th 1986) at the same time, no doubt contributing the the switched ISBNs.<br /><br />http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SAB1=Nancy+Drew&BOOL1=as+a+phrase&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=The+Bluebeard+Room&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29+%28GKEY%29&PID=ofVTP3_QfQIB7V5cxzvXaajPb&SEQ=20110719032448&CNT=25&HIST=1<br /><br />http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?SAB1=Nancy+Drew&BOOL1=as+a+phrase&FLD1=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29+%28GKEY%29&GRP1=AND+with+next+set&SAB2=The+Phantom+of+Venice&BOOL2=as+a+phrase&FLD2=Keyword+Anywhere+%28GKEY%29+%28GKEY%29&PID=ofVTP3_QfQIB7V5cxzvXaajPb&SEQ=20110719032448&CNT=25&HIST=1Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881605584565896967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-21590191965696643432011-07-17T15:57:06.160-05:002011-07-17T15:57:06.160-05:00The people who were collecting back in the 1980s a...The people who were collecting back in the 1980s are fortunate that they were able to order the books. It seems that most people who have a complete set bought them new. Those of us who decided we wanted the books years later had trouble finding them. <br /><br />It is possible that in another five to ten years that some of these books may become more common as people sell old possessions. I'm thinking of how the high-numbered books from other series have gradually become more common and how more copies of the first printing dust jacket of Old Clock continue to surface.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-88933012133381494102011-07-17T15:50:19.186-05:002011-07-17T15:50:19.186-05:00When these books were in print you could call the ...When these books were in print you could call the S&S warehouse and order them by phone and pay with a credit card IF someone there was willing to help you, which wasn't always the case. I know several collectors who got complete sets of Drews and/or Hardys buying them directly from the warehouse. The phone number was available somewhere in their advertising, so it wasn't a big secret or anything.<br /><br />Mikestratomikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07037554947654294112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-81599869281650313392011-07-17T10:34:18.395-05:002011-07-17T10:34:18.395-05:00#76, 77, and 78 were all published in 1985. #77 a...#76, 77, and 78 were all published in 1985. #77 and #78 must have been published within just a few months of each other.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-64636121749129263792011-07-17T08:29:32.460-05:002011-07-17T08:29:32.460-05:00That's really interesting about the ISBN's...That's really interesting about the ISBN's. Were the books issued very close together?<br /><br />Of course, now this means we all have to keep an eye out for copies of 77 and 78 without any sticker evidence... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com