![]() ![]() Some books listed to a previous volume, and some lists were not updated for a few printings. #3: How can I tell if a book is a first printing?Ī: Generally, a first printing will list to itself, however this is not a fail-safe rule. The endpapers are blank a.k.a creamy white in color-no orange silhouettes. The format does not have the familiar orange silhouette on the cover-just orange lettering. Only the first 7 books came out in this format. #2: What does a format #1 Nancy Drew book look like?Ī: These format #1 books were out beginning in 1930 through early 1932. 2) An original text of 1-34 will have 25 chapters. ![]() #1: How to tell an original text (OT) from a revised text (RT):ġ) Only the first 34 books were revised. There aren't too many rarities in the Nancy Drew collecting world-some are just scarce items. Beware of listings that shout from the rooftops that the book is rare. ![]() You cannot get an OT in the YSPC format for books 1-4 and 6, these books were revised before the YSPC format debuted.ĥ. Of course, eventually books 1-38 were produced in the YSPC format. Only the first 38 books came out with dust jackets, books 39 to 56 all came out as yellow spine picture covers. And you can also look at the copyright date - book #34 came out in 1956 so 1930-1956 copyright dates mean it's an original text.Ĥ. Number two is that an original will have 25 chapters, a revised only 20. How to determine an original from a revised? Rule of thumb number one is that only the first 34 books were revised. If your copy of The Secret of the Old Clock book lists to The Clue of the Velvet Mask (#30), it is likely a printing circa 1953 for example.ģ. Whatever Nancy Drew book is listed last, check to see when it was published. One way to help you figure out the general date of the book as a general rule, is to check book lists either on dust jackets or internal listings of books. Just because the book has a 1930 copyright, doesn't mean it's a printing from 1930. Check out theĬollecting Nancy Drew-Formats section at this website to view the various formats from the dust jackets to book covers to endpapers to internal illustrations-will give you some perspective on when these were available and what books came in these formats.Ģ. Nancy Drew books have been in print from 1930 until present day, so there are a lot of formats the books have gone through over the years. ![]() Get A Clue - 5 Fast Facts Before You Collect:ġ. The following two lists of collecting tips are good rules of thumb to collect by: Having your books identified and valued, I doįor Selling Tips, they are located below under Collecting Tips! This area is devoted to tips for collectors and sellers alike on what to look for when selling and purchasing,Ībout formats and that infamous red herring-the copyright date! For several guides on Nancy Drew, visit theīooks About Nancy Drew section. ![]()
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