Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Author: Carolyn Keene (Stratemeyer Syndicate Pseudonym)
Written
by: Mildred Wirt (1-7, 11-25, 30); Walter
Karig (8-10); George Waller (26);
Margaret Scherf (27); Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (31, 33,
35-56) & Others
Artists: Russell Tandy, Bill Gillies,
Rudy Nappi & Others
56 Volumes (1930 to 1979)
Brief Bibliography &
Dustjacket Gallery
[Gallery 1] [Gallery 2] [Gallery 3]
1
The Secret of the Old Clock 1930
2
The
Hidden Staircase 1930
3
The
Bungalow Mystery 1930
4
The
Mystery at Lilac Inn 1930
5
The
Secret of Shadow Ranch 1931
6
The
Secret of Red Gate Farm 1931
7
The
Clue in the Diary 1932
8
Nancy's
Mysterious Letter 1932
9
The
Sign of the Twisted Candles 1933
10
The
Password to Larkspur Lane 1933
11
The
Clue of the Broken Locket 1934
12
The
Message in the Hollow Oak 1935
13
The
Mystery of the Ivory Charm 1936
14
The
Whispering Statue 1937
15
The
Haunted Bridge 1937
16
The
Clue of the Tapping Heels 1939
17
The
Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk 1940
18
Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion 1941
19
The Quest of the Missing Map 1942
20
The Clue in the Jewel Box 1943
21
The Secret in the Old Attic 1944
22
The Clue in the Crumbling Wall 1945
23
The Mystery of the Tolling Bell 1946
24
The Clue in the Old Album 1947
25
Ghost of Blackwood Hall 1948
26
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney 1949
27
The Secret of the Wooden Lady 1950
28
The Clue of the Black Keys 1951
29
The Mystery at the Ski Jump 1952
30
The Clue of the Velvet Mask 1953
31
The Ringmaster's Secret 1953
32
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery 1954
33
The Witch Tree Symbol 1955
34
The Hidden Window Mystery 1956
35 The Haunted Showboat 1957
36
The Secret of the Golden Pavilion 1959
37
The
Clue in the Old Stagecoach 1960
38
The
Mystery of the Fire Dragon 1961
39
The
Clue of the Dancing Puppet 1962
40
The
Moonstone Castle Mystery 1963
41
The
Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 1964
42
The
Phantom of Pine Hill 1965
43
The
Mystery of the 99 Steps 1966
44
The
Clue in the Crossword Cipher 1967
45
The
Spider Sapphire Mystery 1968
46
The
Invisible Intruder 1969
47
The
Mysterious Mannequin 1970
48
The
Crooked Banister 1971
49
The
Secret of Mirror Bay 1972
50
The
Double Jinx Mystery 1974
51
Mystery
of the Glowing Eye 1974
52
The
Secret of the Forgotten City 1975
53
The
Sky Phantom 1976
54
Strange
Message in the Parchment 1977
55
Mystery
of Crocodile Island 1978
56
The
Thirteenth Pearl 1979
Quick Reference to Nancy Drew Formats
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Binding |
Vols. |
Jacket
Spine |
Vols. |
Endpages |
Vols. |
Illustr. |
Vols. |
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Blue No Sil |
1-7 |
White No Silhou. |
1-18 |
White |
1-7 |
Glossy
Frontis+3 |
1-13 |
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Blue Orange Silh |
1-23 |
White Silhouette |
1-22 |
Orng Silhouette |
1-24 |
Glossy
Frontis |
1-19 |
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Blue Blue Silh. |
1-23 |
Wrap Silhouette |
23-38 |
Maroon DanaGrl |
1-24* |
Plain
Frontis. |
1-38 |
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Blue Rev Silh |
1-28 |
Wrap Sil NewDJ |
1-9,11-12 |
Blue Silhouette |
1-30 |
Line
Drawn 5 |
1-56 |
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Tweed Blue Silh |
1-38 |
Profile/Cameo |
27-38 |
Digger |
1-36 |
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Yellow |
1-34 |
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Dk Blue MultiSc |
1-38 |
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Yellow PC |
1-56 |
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Gry Blue Multi |
1-52 |
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White Multi-Sc 1 |
1-46 |
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White Multi-Sc 2 |
1-56 |
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Double Oval |
1-56 |
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Links to Nancy Drew
Formats: Stratemeyer
Syndicate © 2001 Ilana Nash & Nancy Drew
Sleuth © 2001 Jenn Fisher
UNDER CONSTRUCTION – NOT ALL FORMATS ARE
COMPLETE
Format 1: (Volumes 1 to 7) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1930-32
Blue Cloth Binding with Gold Lettering outlined in
Black on front and Black Lettering on spine.
No silhouette on spine.
Endpages are plain white.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece and three
internals on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine and different multi-color illustrations
for each book.
Dustjackets
printed prior to 1933 typically lack G&D logo at spine bottom and have
title listings in Green Ink on reverse/inside.
Format 2: (Volumes 1 to 13) – Published
by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1932-36 View
Blue Cloth Binding with Dark Brown Lettering on front
and spine. Spine has Nancy’s
silhouette.
Edgecoloring (Top Page Edges) in Dark Navy Blue Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece and three
internals on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine and different multi-color illustrations
for each book.
Dustjackets printed after 1933 typically have G&D
logo at spine bottom and have title listings in Black Ink on reverse/inside.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION – NOT ALL FORMATS ARE
COMPLETE
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Nancy Drew:
Nancy
Drew Sleuth (Jenn Fisher)
Nancy
Drew – Stratemeyer Syndicate (Ilana Nash)
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