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
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.
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Binding |
Vols. |
Spine |
Vols. |
Endpages |
Vols. |
Illustr. |
Vols. |
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Blue No Sil |
1-7 |
White |
1-22 |
White |
1-7 |
Frontis+3 |
1-13 |
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Blue Orng Sil |
1-23 |
White Silh. |
1-18 |
Orng Silhouette |
1-24 |
Frontis |
1-17 |
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Blue Blue Sil |
1-23 |
Wrap |
23-38 |
Blue Silhouette |
1-30 |
Plan Front. |
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Blue Rev Sil |
1-28 |
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1-9,11-12 |
Digger |
1-36 |
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Tweed Blue Sil |
1-38 |
Profile |
27-38 |
Blue Multi |
1-38 |
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Yellow |
1-34 |
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White Multi |
1-56 |
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Yellow PC |
1-56 |
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION – NOT ALL FORMATS ARE COMPLETE
