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| ceejay48 |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 3:35:31 PM
I saw at the end of April that it was the 87th anniversary of the first publishing of the first Nancy Drew Mystery, "The Secret of the Old Clock".
I have a copy of that book so I checked the copyright which was 1959.
On a recent visit from my hubby's brother and his wife we had gone to a used book store and I learned the my BIL is "kind of" collecting Zane Grey books. I told then I was "kind of" collection Nancy Drew mysteries. I loved then as a teenager and my sister-in-law said she did too.
Today I received a package from my SIL and, lo and behold, it an ORIGINAL copyright date of 1930 of "The Secret of The Old Clock" book.
A previous owner had drawn pencil sketches inside the back cover on some blank pages (I'm sure making a difference on it's value as an antique book) but they are kind of fun.
I am tickled all shades of pink!!
CJ
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| Ninibini |
Posted - May 26 2017 : 7:53:54 PM
How neat is THAT, CJ!?! WOW!!! I LOVED Nancy Drew when I was little... What a really cool gift to receive! Hugs - Nini
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| HealingTouch |
Posted - May 19 2017 : 8:00:07 PM
Lucky you! Nice SIL! I love finding any old books! I love to feel them, look at them and of course read them! LOL!
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| MaryJanesNiece |
Posted - May 19 2017 : 10:33:55 AM
How neat! That will be a wonderful book to add to your antique collection.
Krista |
| Dreamer42 |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 8:27:57 PM
Very nice!
Dreamer42
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| katmom |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 8:07:53 PM
Omg! Thst is so kool! Who knows.... your mystery sketcher might be famous now.... lol! Thus increasing the book's value!
:)
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| firecatinc |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 6:49:05 PM
So cool. I also loved Nancy Drew as a child. I got my granddaughter one last year, but she's not much into reading books.
Nora
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 6:48:11 PM
I loved the Nancy Drew series. I discovered them when I was a kid and read every one that was published until I got to high school. Even then I would reread them. Enjoy your original copy, it is a real treasure!
Dawn in IL
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| MailLady |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 6:16:18 PM
Oh wow! I think the drawings add a lot of charm. I read maybe three Nancy Drew books as a kid and The Secret of the Old Clock is one I still have for sure. It isn't an original. It was from a mail order book club and is quite common.
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| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - May 18 2017 : 3:44:08 PM
What a neat gift CJ!!!
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