The printing year 1929 boards are red, last page has an advertisment for the don sturdy series. Age appropriate reading books that arent all about attitude and grossness updated on september 06, 2010. I have a collection of hardy boy books with print dates of 1920, 1930, etc. The lightest large arbour disc drag fly reel hardy has ever developed.
Going further to digest books and then crossovers and spin offs. Now, for the first time, you can purchase all sixtysix. Published in 1939, a11 according to the carpentieri guide. Why one writer still reads the wildly popular books with a mixture of love and disappointment, 60 years after. Dry fly fishing with howard croston, hardy brand manager. Frank hardy burst into the garage where his brother was. Dixon author 1949 the secret of the lost tunnel hardy boys series book 29 franklin w. Volume 1 1927 rogers wh 1933 rogers wh,y 1944 scott y 1959 nappi w,p 2016 brian edward miller.
While cleaning out my book shelf today i found it and realized that the date is 1943. Can anyone help me with identifying a whether my book is a first edition. If you discover one then its the equivalent of bilbo baggins finding gollums ring in the depths of the. Can you guess which hardy boys book is the most popular. Book near fine with minor wearing on the top and bottom edges of the. Dixon author 1951 the secret of wildcat swamp hardy boys series book 31 franklin w.
Available for the first time in one complete collection only at. The hardy boys mystery stories 158 the creative archive. In any case, their long history means that theres a lot to say about them. This series rebooted in 2016 as the hardy boys clue book series. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books. Hardy boys apc library editions these library editions were bound from the late 1950s until the early 1970s by the american publishers corporation. Vintage hardy boys books and other series books ebth. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It is a pen name used by many authors that write the different hardy boys books. The secret of the lost tunnel hardy boys, book 29 dixon, franklin w. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Early on, i decided that not only did i want all cover art and text variations, but that i needed the first printing of each cover art and text variation.
Official site of darren hardy success mentor and new. Dixon pseudonym was used, the series was more akin to the thencurrent tom swift iv series and listed in the tom swift books as part of that series. Started as a way to idle away time, edward stratemeyer came up with a magnificent group of childrens mystery stories. Shop for hardy boys mysteries books online at target. See the complete the hardy boys series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Collection of hardy boys and nancy drew books ebth. There have been over 120 different cover arts used on the original hardy boys series. The hardy boys have been americas favorite detective duo for over 75 years. I always love having an appraiser look at my stuff. Hardys investigation of a ruthless gang of terrorists, frank and joe witness an explosion in.
Hardy boys complete series set, books 166 hardcover october 20, 2006. The worlds most valuable childrens books do you have one. Dixon, which was a pseudonym for stratemeyer syndicate authors. Mar 07, 2014 my approach in collecting hardy boys books my nancy drew collection consists of around 2,000 books. First published in 1927, the hardy boys series are mysteryadventure books depicting brothers frank and joes daring capers.
How much hardy boys books worth, very good condition 1927,1928. Tell us what else you do know and the antiques appraiser will be able to better assist you. Do detective work before selling your hardy boy books. For many collectors, these are the true hardy boys books. I have a hardy boys book called the mystery of cabin island. Most of the books are blue while some scattered examples are red. Dixon is the only author listed on the book, and franklin w. Behind the hardy boys, though, stood the figure of edward stratemeyer, who created the characters and devised an ingenious way to massproduce and massdistribute these inexpensive books for early. He held a key, one of the duplicates the hardys had given to their close friends. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. From the original series of the hardy boys there are 58 books.
Three new titles are published yearly as paperback books and ebooks. This includes cover variations of every hardy boys book published between 1927 and 1980. About this blog when i was 9 years old, a friend bought me a hardy boys book the bombay boomerang since he knew i liked to read. Give each student a chapter from an original hardy boys book and the corresponding chapter from a later version of the book. A criminal that seems to be straight out of a sherlock holmes novel is out to get brother detectives frank and joe in the sixteenth book in the thrilling hardy boys adventures series. Like the nancy drew series, the characters were created by edward stratemeyer for his book packaging company stratemeyer syndicate and were all ghost written under the pen name franklin w. This is the fifth book in the hardy boys series, with seven hardy boys titles on the front read more. As for biographical information on the real author of the book, there isnt any. Dixon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. There are plenty of full color book cover photos here to help you in collecting boys series books from the past.
Hardy boys books 110 the hardy boys mystery collection box set. Identifying first edition hardy boys book the ebay community. The hardy boys is a series of childrens mystery novels written under the house name of franklin w. Aug 14, 2011 i have an old hardcover copy of charles dickens book a christmas carol. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Hardy boys complete series set, books 166 dixon, franklin w. It features the hardy boys, frank and joe, as gradeschool detectives. I had never heard of this series, but i liked the book and started buying the rest of that original series of 58 books. The hardy boys, frank and joe, are teenage brothers who spend their time solving mysteries. Pictures of every cover art of the first 66 hardy boys books. The hardy boys is a series that has spanned generations of readers. Hardys investigation of a ruthless gang of terrorists, frank and joe witness an explosion in the sky near. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The first two files, namely, hardy boys mystery stories 129 and.
Biography of the son of shirley jones and jack cassidy, a pop singer who became a teen idol and went on to star in the hardy boys tv series. There is a young boy sitting on top of a music bar boy is circled and gold leafing surr. An original sherlock holmes manuscript was stolen from the bayport museum and now pages keep showing up in frank and joes things. I do remember one of the hardy boy falling off a roof and yelling ohhhhh geeeeee. My approach in collecting hardy boys books my nancy drew collection consists of around 2,000 books. These copies are hard to find and most now reside in personal collections around the world. Whwhite spine dj yyellow spine dj wwrap spine dj ppicture cover click on any cover to enlarge it. Find hardy boys and hardy boys lot from a vast selection of books. Looking at amazons rankings, ill note that the most popular one there is the most popular one on my site. How much are the original hardy boys books worth answers. Frank hardy burst into the garage where his brother was working on a sleek, blackandsilver motorcycle. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible book s value more than 50%, and make it harder to find a buyer. At the end of the book the boy realizes that he wasnt a very good friend and that so many things he did were wrong and he apologizes and sees the errors of his way. There is a young boy sitting on top of a music bar boy is circled and gold leafing surr read more.
The series was created by edward stratemeyer of the stratemeyer syndicate. After all, the texts do have a lot of redeeming educational value. Dixon chapter i exciting assignment joe, how soon will you be ready to roll. Introducing the new hardy ultralite mtx reel series. Free daily mentorship to accelerate your path to greatness. This group includes twentytwo hardcover and numbered works in total, thirteen volumes of the hardy boys and nine nancy drew. The hardy boys series, like most of the books produced by the stratemeyer syndicate, is a joint effort of inhouse editors and ghost writers. Dixon author 1950 the wailing siren mystery hardy boys series book 30 franklin w.
Hardy boys complete series set books 166 by franklin w. Popular boy books shelf meet your next favorite book. Sometimes its turned out to be surprisingly valuable. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Reading the hardy boys books, despite their many flaws the. Dixon is not actually the real name of the author of the hardy boys warehouse rumble. Had to take a break so i could read more without cracking up at the absurdity of that.
Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the classic series the hardy boys. The hardy boys mystery stories refer to the 58 volumes published by grosset and dunlap from 1927 to 1978, as well as the detective handbook. New york book packager megabooks subsequently hired authors to write the hardy boys mystery stories and a new series, the hardy. From 1953 to 1979 rudy nappi illustrated over 60 hardy boys covers. I know adults whose profession dictates they read a ton of ya and childrens books.
Weve had the conversation that this is the moral of the story. My approach in collecting hardy boys books series books for. The have been a total of 452 books containing the hardy boys. Their ofteninept father, fenton, is also a detective. Dixon first published in 1927, the hardy boys series has sold over 70 million copies and continues to grow as new generations discover frank and joes daring capers. River techniques selecting river equipment with howard croston, hardy brand manager.
I have a collection of hardy boy books with print dates of. Hardy boys new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. Right now, if this machine kicks over, joe replied, putting down a wrench. The first five books in the classic mystery series are packaged together in a collectible box set featuring a newly redesigned slipcover.
I have an old hardy boys book, the shortwave mystery and would like a ballpark estimate of value. The tower treasure the house on the cliff the secret of the old mill the missing chums hunting for hidden gold the shore road mystery the secret of the caves the mystery of cabin island the great airport mystery what happened at midnight while the clock ticked footprints under the window the mark on the. Dixon was leslie mcfarlane, a canadian author who contributed 19 of the first 25 books in the series. It features the first instillation of the hardy boys titled the tower treasure by franklin w. Hardy boys cover art the hardy boys unofficial home page. Vintage hardy boys books and other series books item details a group of vintage hardy boys series books published under the name frank w. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all. How much hardy boys books worth, very good condition.
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