More Keeper of the Lost Cities Purchases

In early January, I spent around an hour searching everywhere online for interesting Keeper of the Lost Cities stuff.  

I purchased a couple of signed promotional items.

This first one is from 2016 and features Iggy on one side and a Lodestar book advertisement on the other.

The second signed item is this bookplate from 2019.

I found a signed first printing copy of #8 Legacy that came with a Team Valiant patch.

Legacy is the only book that I was not able to purchase in December in a signed hardcover.

I am also interested in acquiring other variants.  I would like to get the UK editions, but I am balking at the postage cost.  I think my reluctance is tied to the fact that the UK editions are stylized just slightly different, so I don't see the point in paying a higher price to acquire them.  Additionally, international mail often arrives damaged, especially when packaged badly like what Amazon typically does. 

With patience, I can probably acquire all of the UK editions secondhand from US sellers.  I just purchased four of them.  They were only $8.00 each, and that included shipping and tax.  If I were to purchase each book from Amazon UK, the books would cost around $22 each.

Two of the books have lightly creased spines, but I am pleased with the condition.  All four books are first UK editions, which is nice.

Judy Bolton #2 The Haunted Attic Glossy Internal Illustrations

The early Judy Bolton books have glossy internal illustrations.

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Glossy frontispiece used from 1932 to 1942:

Glossy internal illustration used form 1932 to 1937:

Glossy internal illustration used from 1932 to 1937:

Glossy internal illustration used from 1932 to 1937:

Plain paper frontispiece illustration used from 1943 to 1967:

Judy Bolton #1 The Vanishing Shadow Revised Text Internal Illustrations

The revised text edition of The Vanishing Shadow has five internal illustrations.

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Judy Bolton #1 The Vanishing Shadow Glossy Internal Illustrations

The early Judy Bolton books have glossy internal illustrations.

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Glossy frontispiece used from 1932 to 1942:

Glossy internal illustration used from 1932 to 1937:

Glossy internal illustration used from 1932 to 1937:

Glossy internal illustration used from 1932 to 1937:

Nancy Drew #14-17 Original Tandy Frontispiece Illustrations

The early Nancy Drew books were illustrated by Russell H. Tandy.

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#14 The Whispering Statue

Glossy frontispiece used from 1936 to 1943:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1970:

#15 The Haunted Bridge

Glossy frontispiece used from 1936 to 1943:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1971:

#16 The Clue of the Tapping Heels

Glossy frontispiece used from 1936 to 1943:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1969:

#17 The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk

Glossy frontispiece used from 1936 to 1943:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1975:

Nancy Drew #13 Mystery of the Ivory Charm Original Tandy Internal Illustrations

The early Nancy Drew books were illustrated by Russell H. Tandy.

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Glossy frontispiece used from 1936 to 1943:

Glossy internal used from 1936 to 1937:

Glossy internal used from 1936 to 1937:

Glossy internal used from 1936 to 1937:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1974:

Nancy Drew #12 Message in the Hollow Oak Original Tandy Internal Illustrations

The early Nancy Drew books were illustrated by Russell H. Tandy.

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Glossy frontispiece used from 1935 to 1943:

Glossy internal used from 1935 to 1937:

Glossy internal used from 1935 to 1937:

Glossy internal used from 1935 to 1937:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1971:

Nancy Drew #11 The Clue of the Broken Locket Original Tandy Internal Illustrations

The early Nancy Drew books were illustrated by Russell H. Tandy.

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Glossy frontispiece used from 1934 to 1943:

Glossy internal used from 1934 to 1937:

Glossy internal used from 1934 to 1937:

Glossy internal used from 1934 to 1937:

Plain paper frontispiece used from 1943 to 1965: