Judy Bolton Series
Written by: Margaret Sutton
Artists: Pelagie Doane
38 Volumes (1932 to 1967)
Brief Bibliography & Dustjacket Galleries
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1 The Vanishing Shadow 1932
2 The Haunted Attic 1932
3 The Invisible Chimes 1932
4 Seven Strange Clues 1932
5 The Ghost Parade 1933
6 The Yellow Phantom 1933
7 The Mystic Ball 1934
8 The Voice in the Suitcase 1935
9 The Mysterious Half Cat 1936
10 The Riddle of the Double Ring 1937
11 The Unfinished House 1938
12 The Midnight Visitor 1939
13 The Name on the Bracelet 1940
14 The Clue in the Patchwork Quilt 1941
15 The Mark on the Mirror 1942
16 The Secret of the Barred Window 1943
17 The Rainbow Riddle 1946
18 The Living Portrait 1947
19 The Secret of the Musical Tree 1948
20 The Warning on the Window 1949
21 The Clue of the Stone Lantern 1950
22 The Spirit of Fog Island 1951
23 The Black Cat's Clue 1952
24 The Forbidden Chest 1953
25 The Haunted Road 1954
26 The Clue in the Ruined Castle 1955
27 The Trail of the Green Doll 1956
28 The Haunted Fountain 1957
29 The Clue of the Broken Wing 1958
30 The Phantom Friend 1959
31 The Discovery at Dragon's Mouth 1960
32 The Whispered Watchword 1961
33 The Secret Quest 1962
34 The Puzzle in the Pond 1963
35 The Hidden Clue 1964
36 The Pledge of the Twin Knights 1965
37 The Search for the Glowing Hand 1966
38 The Secret of the Sand Castle 1967
40 The Talking Snowman (Margaret Sutton & Linda Joy Singleton) 1996
41 The Whispering Belltower (Kate Emburg) 1997
42 The Bridal Veil’s Secret (Kate Emburg) Not Published
Note: The Haunted Apartment (Serialized Title – Very Rare – But does NOT include any Judy Bolton characters!)
Format 1: (Volumes 1 to 10) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1932-37
Thick Lime Green Textured Cloth Binding with Purple Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece with three internal plates on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 2: (Volumes 1 to 12) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1938-39
Thick Lime Green Smooth Cloth Binding with Purple Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on glossy coated paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 3: (Volumes 1 to 15) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1940-43
Thick Green Textured Cloth Binding with Purple Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on plain paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 4: (Volumes 1 to 16) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1944-45
Thin Dark Green Paperboard Binding with Purple Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on plain paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 5: (Volumes 1 to 16) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1946
Thin Emerald Green Paperboard Binding with Purple Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on plain paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 6: (Volumes 1 to 17) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1947
Thin Rust Red Paperboard Binding with Blue Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on plain paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 7: (Volumes 1 to 17) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1947
Thin Beige Paperboard Binding with Brown Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on plain paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with White Spine with Judy’s Cameo and different multi-color illustrations for each book.
Format 8: (Volumes 18) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1947
Thin Beige Paperboard Binding with Brown Lettering.
Endpages are scene of Judy sneaking down staircase with flashlight in Lavender Ink.
Illustrations include a Frontispiece only on plain paper.
Dustjacket is White Coated paper with Wrap Spine with different multi-color illustrations for each book.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION – NOT ALL FORMATS ARE COMPLETE
Format 9: (Volumes 18) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1948
Format 10A: (Volumes 1 to 16) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1948-49
Format 10B: (Volumes 17 to 20) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1948-49
Format 11A: (Volumes 1 to 16) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1949-51
Format 11B: (Volumes 17 to 22) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1949-51
Format 12A: (Volumes 1 to 8, 17-34) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1952-63
Format 12B: (Volumes 9 to 16) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1952-63
Format 13: (Volumes 1 to 38) – Published by Grosset & Dunlap (G&D) circa 1964-67
Format 14: (Volumes 1 to 4) – Published by Temp circa 1968