Saturday, December 09, 2006

Nancy Drew, the 60's version

Found these old Nancy Drew mysteries that I bought at a flea market a year or so ago. They were published in 1960 & 1961, so they are old, but not nearly as old as some. I'd love to have some of the really early ones. I used to be a big flea market visitor and shopper, but have not been very active in the last few years. Which is probably a good thing, since leaving without a purchase of some kind is a skill I've yet to master.

Watched Disc 3 of Firefly last night. :)
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12 comments:

  1. Jill ONeillDecember 09, 2006 2:00 PM

    I definitely remember the cover you display for the Mystery of the Lilac Inn! I think The Hidden Staircase was my first Nancy Drew read...

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  2. DebbyMcDecember 09, 2006 2:06 PM

    Ah yes, those were the editions I spent my $ per week allownace on...every week...=-)

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  3. DebbyMcDecember 09, 2006 2:07 PM

    $1 per week allowance...fat fingers...

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  4. jenclairDecember 10, 2006 7:48 AM

    Jill - Do you know what happened to your copies? They may have ended up in a flea market somewhere.

    Quiltnbee - You must have had a nice collection, Debby. Where are yours now?

    Oh, I just found this on Amazon...interactive Nancy!

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  5. SharonDecember 10, 2006 9:53 AM

    I love Nancy Drew! The Mystery at the Lilac Inn was a favorite :) I've had some success finding Nancy Drew with the covers you show at Half Price Books (a chain used bookstore). I check there regularly. I haven't checked e-Bay yet, but I would be surprised if they don't have any. Maybe they would have some with the blue covers, too.

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  6. JanetDecember 10, 2006 12:52 PM

    My mom had some Nancy Drew from 1930s. I have a few of them and my cousin has a few of them. Most of mine are the ones I save from the 50s and 60s.

    I loved reading them.

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  7. jenclairDecember 10, 2006 5:21 PM

    Ex Libris - Nancy sure had some fans, didn't she? I haven't checked e-Bay either, but will pay more attention when browsing flea markets.

    Janet - I'd love to see some of the olders covers. Those from the 50's and 60's are getting up there, but the 30's and 40's would be really cool.

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  8. DebbyMcDecember 11, 2006 1:01 AM

    Jen, unfortunately they went to my niece and then I guess they went to Goodwill or some such place...Boy, I wish I had those and my Barbies she got, too, now...

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  9. Angela/SciFiChickDecember 11, 2006 7:34 AM

    How neat!
    I just bought the first season Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew tv series on DVD. It's been fun watching those.

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  10. jenclairDecember 11, 2006 9:21 AM

    Angela- something else to add to my Neflix que!

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  11. Carl V. AndersonDecember 11, 2006 4:24 PM

    Those are great! I love those Nancy Drew covers. I have a postcard set with a bunch of those covers and they are fantastic.

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  12. jenclairDecember 13, 2006 9:53 AM

    Carl - Where did you get the postcard set? That does sound neat.

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