- Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
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The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 (1979) publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the Simon & Schuster series to be an entirely different series. The first 56 are considered to be the "classic" Nancy Drew books. In 2003, the series was discontinued, and a new, more contemporary series (Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective) was created in its place.
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Grosset & Dunlap
The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories were first published in the United States in 1930 by Grosset & Dunlap in a series of hardbacks. Revision of all titles through volume 34 began in 1959.
Simon & Schuster
In 1979, after a court battle between the Stratemeyer Syndicate and Grosset & Dunlap, the original publishers (in hardback) of the first 56 Nancy Drew titles, publication rights to new stories were granted to Simon & Schuster. Titles from #57, The Triple Hoax (1979) were thereafter published primarily in paperback[1]
Books #57-78 were initially printed under Simon & Schuster's Children's imprint Wanderer as digest sized paperbacks (although some were also later published in the regular paperback format, which was also the format of choice for some foreign editions, especially the UK Armada releases). Limited numbers of hardback editions are also known to have been produced, mostly for libraries.[2]
The titles were initially presented in set cover format referred to as the "Arch" design, with most covers drawn by Ruth Sanderson. The twenty-two titles were also reprinted under the Wanderer imprint in a new "checkerboard" design before the series moved, from #79 on, to the new Minstrel imprint, whereupon they received still newer covers in the "checkerboard" design. The series ultimately moved again to Simon & Schuster's Aladdin Paperbacks imprint, undergoing two further cover revamps, "White" and "Paint".
Titles
Titles, authorship, and publication dates # Title Published Outline Manuscript Editor/s Revised Revised by 1 The Secret of the Old Clock 1930 E. Stratemeyer M. Wirt E. Stratemeyer 1959 H.S. Adams 2 The Hidden Staircase 1930 E. Stratemeyer M. Wirt E. Stratemeyer 1959 H.S. Adams 3 The Bungalow Mystery 1930 E. Stratemeyer M. Wirt E. Stratemeyer 1960 Patricia Doll 4 The Mystery at Lilac Inn 1930 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H. Elp 1961 Patricia Doll 5 The Secret at Shadow Ranch 1931 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1965 Grace Grote 6 The Secret of Red Gate Farm 1931 E. Squier M. Wirt/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1961 Lynn Ealer 7 The Clue in the Diary 1932 E. Squier M. Wirt/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1962 H.S. Adams 8 Nancy's Mysterious Letter 1932 E. Squier W. Karig/Kiley Luckel H.S. Adams 1968 H.S. Adams 9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles 1933 H.S. Adams W. Karig/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1968 Patricia Doll 10 The Password to Larkspur Lane 1933 H.S. Adams W. Karig H.S. Adams 1966 Patricia Doll 11 The Clue of the Broken Locket 1934 E. Squier M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1965 H.S. Adams/Grace Grote 12 The Message in the Hollow Oak 1935 E. Squier M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1972 Grace Grote 13 The Mystery of the Ivory Charm 1936 E. Squier M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1974 Priscilla Baker-Carr 14 The Whispering Statue 1937 E. Squier M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1970 H.S. Adams 15 The Haunted Bridge 1937 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1972 P. Baker-Carr 16 The Clue of the Tapping Heels 1939 E. Squier M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1969 H.S. Adams 17 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk 1940 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1976 H.S. Adams 18 The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion 1941 E. Squier M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1971 H.S. Adams 19 The Quest of the Missing Map 1942 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1969 P. Baker-Carr 20 The Clue in the Jewel Box 1943 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1972 P. Baker-Carr 21 The Secret in the Old Attic 1944 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1970 P. Baker-Carr 22 The Clue in the Crumbling Wall 1945 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1973 P. Baker-Carr 23 The Mystery of the Tolling Bell 1946 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1973 P. Baker-Carr 24 The Clue in the Old Album 1947 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1977 P. Baker-Carr 25 The Ghost of Blackwood Hall 1948 H.S. Adams M. Wirt H.S. Adams 1967 P. Baker-Carr 26 The Clue of the Leaning Chimney 1949 H.S. Adams G. Waller/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1967 P. Baker-Carr 27 The Secret of the Wooden Lady 1950 H.S. Adams M. Scherf H.S. Adams 1967 P. Baker-Carr 28 The Clue of the Black Keys 1951 H.S. Adams W. Rankin/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1968 P. Baker-Carr 29 The Mystery at the Ski Jump 1952 H.S. Adams A. Sasse H.S. Adams 1968 Ann Shultes 30 The Clue of the Velvet Mask 1953 A. Svenson M. Wirt/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1969 P. Baker-Carr 31 The Ringmaster's Secret 1953 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1974 June Dunn 32 The Scarlet Slipper Mystery 1954 H.S. Adams C. Strong H.S. Adams 1974 Ann Shultes 33 The Witch Tree Symbol 1955 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1975 Ann Shultes 34 The Hidden Window Mystery 1956 P. Doll/H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 1975 Mary Fisher 35 The Haunted Showboat 1957 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams J. Dunn/J. Sanderson 36 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion 1959 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams J. Dunn/J. Sanderson 37 The Clue in the Old Stagecoach 1960 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 38 The Mystery of the Fire Dragon 1961 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 39 The Clue of the Dancing Puppet 1962 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 40 The Moonstone Castle Mystery 1963 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 41 The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 1964 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 42 The Phantom of Pine Hill 1965 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 43 The Mystery of the 99 Steps 1966 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 44 The Clue in the Crossword Cipher 1967 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery 1968 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 46 The Invisible Intruder 1969 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 47 The Mysterious Mannequin 1970 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 48 The Crooked Banister 1971 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 49 The Secret of Mirror Bay 1972 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 50 The Double Jinx Mystery 1973 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 51 Mystery of the Glowing Eye 1974 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 52 The Secret of the Forgotten City 1975 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 53 The Sky Phantom 1976 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 54 The Strange Message in the Parchment 1977 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 55 Mystery of Crocodile Island 1978 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 56 The Thirteenth Pearl 1979 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams 57 The Triple Hoax 1979 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams H.S. Adams/Lilo Wuenn 58 The Flying Saucer Mystery 1980 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams Nancy Axelrad 59 The Secret in the Old Lace 1980 H.S. Adams H.S. Adams/Nancy Axelrad 60 The Greek Symbol Mystery 1980 H.S. Adams/Nancy Axelrad Nancy Axelrad 61 The Swami's Ring 1981 H.S. Adams/Nancy Axelrad Nancy Axelrad 62 The Kachina Doll Mystery 1981 Sharon Wagner Sharon Wagner Nancy Axelrad 63 The Twin Dilemma 1981 Nancy Axelrad Nancy Axelrad Lilo Wuenn 64 Captive Witness 1981 Richard Ballad Richard Ballad Nancy Axelrad 65 Mystery of the Winged Lion 1982 Nancy Axelrad Nancy Axelrad Lilo Wuenn 66 Race Against Time 1982 James Duncan Lawrence James Duncan Lawrence Nancy Axelrad 67 The Sinister Omen 1982 Richard Ballad Richard Ballad Nancy Axelrad 68 The Elusive Heiress 1982 Sharon Wagner Sharon Wagner Nancy Axelrad 69 Clue in the Ancient Disguise 1982 James Duncan Lawrence James Duncan Lawrence Nancy Axelrad 70 The Broken Anchor 1983 Sharon Wagner Sharon Wagner Nancy Axelrad 71 The Silver Cobweb 1983 James Duncan Lawrence James Duncan Lawrence Nancy Axelrad 72 The Haunted Carousel 1983 James Duncan Lawrence James Duncan Lawrence Nancy Axelrad 73 Enemy Match 1984 Unknown 74 The Mysterious Image 1984 Unknown 75 The Emerald-Eyed Cat Mystery 1984 Unknown 76 The Eskimo's Secret 1985 Sharon Wagner Sharon Wagner 77 The Bluebeard Room 1985 James Duncan Lawrence James Duncan Lawrence 78 The Phantom of Venice 1985 James Duncan Lawrence James Duncan Lawrence 79 The Double Horror of Fenley Place 1987 80 The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds 1987 81 The Mardi Gras Mystery 1988 82 The Clue in the Camera 1988 83 The Case of the Vanishing Veil 1988 84 The Joker's Revenge 1988 85 The Secret of Shady Glen 1988 86 The Mystery of Misty Canyon 1988 87 The Case of the Rising Stars 1988 88 The Search for Cindy Austin 1988 89 The Case of the Disappearing Deejay 1989 90 The Puzzle at Pineview School 1989 91 The Girl Who Couldn't Remember 1989 92 The Ghost of Craven Cove 1989 93 The Case of the Safecracker's Secret 1990 94 The Picture-Perfect Mystery 1990 95 The Silent Suspect 1990 96 The Case of the Photo Finish 1990 97 The Mystery of Magnolia Mansion 1990 Anne Greenberg 98 The Haunting of Horse Island 1990 99 The Secret at Seven Rocks 1991 100 A Secret in Time 1991 101 The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess 1991 102 The Secret in the Dark 1991 103 The Stranger in the Shadows 1991 104 The Mystery of the Jade Tiger 1991 105 The Clue in the Antique Trunk 1992 106 The Case of the Artful Crime 1992 107 The Legend of Miner's Creek 1992 108 The Secret of the Tibetan Treasure 1992 109 The Mystery of the Masked Rider 110 The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery 111 The Secret at Solaire 112 Crime in the Queen's Court 1993 113 The Secret Lost at Sea 114 The Search for the Silver Persian 115 The Suspect in the Smoke 1993 116 The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears 117 Mystery on the Menu 1993 118 Trouble At Lake Tahoe 1994 119 The Mystery of the Missing Mascot 1994 120 The Case of the Floating Crime 1994 121 The Fortune Teller's Secret 1995 122 The Message in the Haunted Mansion 1995 123 The Clue on the Silver Screen 1995 124 The Secret of the Scarlet Hand 1995 125 The Teen Model Mystery 1995 126 The Riddle in the Rare Book 1995 127 The Case of the Dangerous Solution 1995 128 Treasure in the Royal Tower 1995 129 The Baby-Sitter Burglaries 1996 130 The Sign of the Falcon 1996 131 The Hidden Inheritance 1996 132 The Fox Hunt Mystery 1996 133 The Mystery at the Crystal Palace 1996 134 The Secret of the Forgotten Cave 1996 135 The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle 1997 136 The Wedding Day Mystery 1997 137 In Search of the Black Rose 1997 138 The Legend of the Lost Gold 1997 139 The Secret of Candlelight Inn 1997 140 The Door-to-Door Deception 1997 141 The Wild Cat Crime 1998 142 The Case of Capital Intrigue 1998 143 Mystery on Maui 1998 144 The E-mail Mystery 1998 145 The Missing Horse Mystery 1998 146 The Ghost of the Lantern Lady 1998 147 The Case of the Captured Queen 1998 148 On the Trail of Trouble 1999 149 The Clue of the Gold Doubloons 1999 150 Mystery at Moorsea Manor 1999 151 The Chocolate-Covered Contest 1999 152 The Key in the Satin Pocket 1999 153 Whispers In the Fog 1999 154 The Legend of the Emerald Lady 2000 155 The Mystery in Tornado Alley 156 The Secret in the Stars 157 The Music Festival Mystery 2000 158 The Curse of the Black Cat 2000 159 The Secret of the Fiery Chamber 2000 160 The Clue on the Crystal Dove 2000 161 Lost in the Everglades 2000 162 The Case of the Lost Song 2000 163 The Clues Challenge 2000 164 The Mystery of the Mother Wolf 2000 165 The Crime Lab Case 2000 166 The Case of the Creative Crime 2002 167 Mystery By Moonlight 2002 168 The Bike Tour Mystery 2002 169 The Mistletoe Mystery 2002 170 No Strings Attached 2003 171 Intrigue at the Grand Opera 2003 172 The Riding Club Crime 2003 173 Danger on the Great Lakes 2003 174 A Taste of Danger 2003 175 Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland 2003 UK
The Nancy Drew Mystery Series was published in a series of hardbacks and paperbacks in the UK, starting in 1971 and 1973. The English publisher was Collins Publishing, and its paperback imprint Armada Books (which also published the Hardy Boys and Three Investigators, among other series'). When the Nancy Drew series was published in England, the order was changed significantly and the titles' numbering was revised from the American standard.[3]
Thus, the original 56 American Grosset & Dunlap-published titles become the first fifty UK titles, with #57-78 being published as #51-72. Collins, therefore, had a deal in place with both American publishers and, indeed, were obliged "for contractual reasons" to publish some of the later Simon & Schuster titles before some of the Grosset & Dunlap ones. Collins/Armada published the twenty-two Simon & Schuster/Wanderer titles in sequence, albeit off by six, and then finished publishing the six "missing" Grosset & Dunlap titles (including the first, The Secret of the Old Clock).
The twenty-two (US) Wanderer-imprint titles were produced between 1979 and 1985, after which the main "Nancy Drew Mystery Stories" went on a short hiatus. During this time, Simon & Schuster began publishing The Nancy Drew Files series for older teenagers, and subsequently re-aligned the 'main' series, moving it to a new imprint in 1987, with The Double Horror of Fenley Place, the first Nancy Drew title published under the American Minstrel imprint. Accordingly, after publishing 22 Wanderer (and 78 overall) titles in the main Nancy Drew series, the Collins/Armada licence terminated in June 1992. The following month, Simon & Schuster itself began publishing the more recent Minstrel-imprint US titles under their Pocket Books UK imprint, starting with the now numerically aligned volume #79. For contractual reasons, Armada was "obliged to publish No. 51 onwards before publishing Nos. 41-50"[4].
Formats
Special editions and reprints
The Reader's Club or Cameo editions
Nancy Drew was issued as a book club feature, the Nancy Drew Reader's Club, from 1959 to early 1961. In all, 12 volumes were issued, 6 in 1959 and 6 in 1960.[5] These volumes were issued with new illustrations by artist Polly Bolian. The volumes matched Grosset & Dunlap's other Doubleday Book Club publication, Young Library. A full color jacket illustration was repeated as the frontispiece, and double-page pen and ink drawings highlighted the texts. References or notices for other volumes, and volume numbering, was removed from the text and the jackets.
Plans for additional titles were abandoned after two years and the series ceased publication in early 1961. The volumes are highly desired by today's collectors due to their original artwork and the scarcity of their dust jackets, made on inferior, lightweight matte paper instead of heavier-gauge glossy paper used on other editions. The books with jackets are considered scarce, those with a 1960 date being much more difficult to find by collectors.[6]
Book Club Editions
Nancy Drew was issued in the yellow-spine picture format, as a book club, in 1962.[7] The back covers were solid yellow, and spines feature no volume numbers. "Book Club Edition" appears on the title page. Only volumes 1–32 were issued. In the 1970s, a book club offer was available directly from the publisher, but these volumes were exactly the same as regularly purchased volumes; they were simply mailed on schedule to the subscriber.
Twin Thriller
Several Nancy Drew books were published as two-volumes-in-one in the 1970s.[8] Covers featured geometric clover designs on lilac grey, with a vignette from one of the two volumes' original cover art. All of the volumes are sequential, i.e., 1–2, 3–4, except for the final two issued. Volumes 17 and 24 appear together as one, as they were not revised until the mid 1970s.
Applewood Books reprints
Applewood Books began reprinting facsimile editions of the early Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys in 1991. The books feature the original dust jacket art, original illustrations (although not scattered through the text), original texts, and duplication binding of the early Nancy Drew format. Many of the volumes contain forewords from adult author fans of the series, such as Sara Paretsky. Applewood issued original series titles up to number 21, The Secret in the Old Attic. Although volumes 22 and 23, The Clue in the Crumbling Wall and The Mystery of the Tolling Bell, respectively, were featured in the 2006-2007 catalogue, these additional titles were not ultimately published as company representatives stated that sales of later volumes had tapered and plans to extend the line were discontinued in 2007.[citation needed] Reprints of several early volumes remain available directly from Applewood.
Literarture Nancy Drew Dust Jacket Collection reprints
In late 2006, Literarture®, licensed by publisher Simon and Schuster, began releasing prints of classic Nancy Drew dust jacket artwork by Russell Tandy, Bill Gillies and Rudy Nappi derived from pristine vintage art elements and, in some cases, following extensive research, the original paintings themselves.[9] The jackets, issued as limited edition offset lithographs, can either be framed or wrapped comfortably around most series book formats. All 56 original Grosset & Dunlap titles will be released with restored art as dust jackets for the first time, but the books themselves are not included.[10] The line is expected to be completed in 2011.
Nancy Drew originals
In early 2007, Grosset and Dunlap began retailing special volumes of Nancy Drew mysteries with original artwork but revised content in different product assortments and packaging.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Nancy Drew World: Digest Paperbacks - The Triple Hoax. Accessed April 3, 2008
- ^ The Nancy Drew Library: Nancy Drew Digest Paperbacks. Accessed April 3, 2008
- ^ NancyDrewWorld UK - Picture Covers & Paperbacks. Accessed April 3, 2008
- ^ From the contents page of the books, as quoted at NancyDrewWorld: UK Nancy Drew Format E, by Lea Shangraw Fox Accessed April 3, 2008
- ^ Fisher, Jenn. "Nancy Drew Sleuth: Cameo Editions." http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/cameo.html
- ^ Fisher, Jenn. "Nancy Drew Sleuth: Cameo Editions." http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/cameo.html
- ^ Fisher, Jenn. "Nancy Drew Sleuth: Book Club Editions." http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/bookclubpc.html
- ^ Fisher, Jenn. "Nancy Drew Sleuth: Twin Thrillers." http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/twinthriller.html
- ^ Fisher, Jenn. "Nancy Drew Sleuth: Modern Collectibles and Merchandise." http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/cmerch.html
- ^ Lyle-Newton, Greg. "Literarture." http://www.literarture.net
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