tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post5453651343261442326..comments2024-03-21T21:37:03.772-05:00Comments on Series Books for Girls: Book Sale Report Part IIIJennifer Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-12650579282980875992009-03-16T15:53:00.000-05:002009-03-16T15:53:00.000-05:00Okay, so I do have a copy of Shadow Ranch with the...Okay, so I <I>do</I> have a copy of Shadow Ranch with the Gillies art and the revised text. I have had it for at least a few weeks and did not know it. The book is really trashed, but I will keep it until I see a better one. I was going to toss it in a stack of books to sell in bulk on eBay when I noticed the black and white multi endpapers. Sure enough, it has the revised text.Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-19966175509621720812009-02-27T19:52:00.000-06:002009-02-27T19:52:00.000-06:00I hope you are able to find a few good books!I hop...<I>I hope you are able to find a few good books!</I><BR/><BR/>I hope so too! :D I will report back afterwards to let you know. <BR/> <BR/><I>Congratulations on a great find!<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>I am so excited! Thank you so much for the information on this book - this kind of accidental find is what makes collecting Nancy Drews so much fun! There are just so many variations, you never know what you will come across.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-17504255410151266172009-02-27T18:09:00.000-06:002009-02-27T18:09:00.000-06:00I knew there was a big book sale coming up March 1...<I>I knew there was a big book sale coming up March 12-15 by Friends of the Library.</I><BR/><BR/>I hope you are able to find a few good books!<BR/><BR/><I>I received some PC books I bought on ebay. One was The Secret of Shadow Ranch, with the Gilles artwork in very good condition. I was a little surprised when I opened the book and found early White Multi-Scene endpapers - I had expected Blue. Then I was REALLY surprised to find revised text.</I><BR/><BR/>I would have been really surprised as well. I checked Farah's Guide, and there were two printings with the Gillies art and revised text. I updated my page to show that information. I think the revised text is quite scarce with the Gillies art. I do not have one.<BR/><BR/>Even though Farah shows two print runs with the Gillies art and revised text, it is likely that the two printings are subsets of full print runs. I think that your book is very hard to find, and I doubt that there are large numbers of them. I have had so many extra PCs pass through my hands that if it were common, I would have seen it.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on a great find!Jennifer Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405593758228423001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-69271464238290157822009-02-27T17:36:00.000-06:002009-02-27T17:36:00.000-06:00Thanks for the Peggy Lane comments. I have all exc...Thanks for the Peggy Lane comments. I have all except the very last in the series, and have found them to be really enjoyable and different, since they're set in the theater world with mild mystery elements thrown in.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241796091443881740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-41125072473820987432009-02-27T15:19:00.000-06:002009-02-27T15:19:00.000-06:00Hi, Jennifer, I have an off-topic question today. ...Hi, Jennifer, I have an off-topic question today. I received some PC books I bought on ebay. One was The Secret of Shadow Ranch, with the Gilles artwork in very good condition. I was a little surprised when I opened the book and found early White Multi-Scene endpapers - I had expected Blue. Then I was REALLY surprised to find revised text. I checked your PC art gallery, and it doesn't show a revised text printing for this cover. The book lists to Phantom of Pine Hill inside and on the back and Dana Girls to Silver Dolphin. Do you think I have a copy of the very first printing of the revised text for Shadow Ranch since it is in the Gilles cover? Thanks for any info you can give me about this book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157530669780468545.post-37977476062769299282009-02-27T10:47:00.000-06:002009-02-27T10:47:00.000-06:00Your blog has prompted me again! I knew there was...Your blog has prompted me again! I knew there was a big book sale coming up March 12-15 by Friends of the Library. I went to their little store - no Nancy Drews there but they said they get yellow spines all the time. Anyway, I asked the lady there about if there was a Collector's section at the sale and ended up telling her how I am collecting ND's now, etc. She was really nice and told me if I had the time, I could volunteer to help with set up (3 hours) the day before the sale starts and all volunteers are allowed to purchase 10 books that day before the general public! Plus I will get to see what all they have ahead of the crowd. This is my first time going to this sale as a collector, so not knowing the ins and outs as you do, I am thrilled at this opportunity. Just thought I'd share this idea so that others who are just starting like me can use this method to learn the ropes at thie local book sales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com