Selling Nancy Drew Books? Scroll below for clues on how to sell and describe your books with the collector in mind...

The Case of the Confused Collector? The Mystery of the Mysterious Nancy Drew Formats? The Clue in the Vintage Nancy Drew Book?

Since 1930, when Nancy Drew books debuted on the market, the books have gone through many printings which included a multitude of format changes--enough to make the whole matter a real mystery to decipher! If you would like me to help identify what you have and give a value estimate, please click here!

Volume #1, The Secret of the Old Clock, for instance has hundreds of printings to date. Imagine trying to collect them all! This formats section will help you understand all the various formats you can find in a Nancy Drew book--the dust jackets, the boards, the endpapers, the picture covers, the internal illustrations, and more. You can see what format was available in what time period for different titles. It is truly an anatomy 101 on a Nancy Drew series book.

Below are the different chapter links to the various formats of your Nancy Drew collection - The Dust Jacket, The Picture Cover, The Boards, The Endpapers, The Illustrators for Dust Jackets and Picture Covers, The Internal Illustrations, and The Texts & Authors. Hopefully these will provide the clues to discovering what you have, what you are looking for, and what you should know to build your unique collection!

Also, you will find collecting and selling tips--things to look for and avoid when buying and selling. Following that is a quick format guide to the various decades of Nancy Drew to spot what you have quickly. Use the following sections to narrow down further what you have and get an understanding of all the different kinds of formats and styles this series has been produced in.

Currently, I am writing a book which focuses on the mysterious history of Nancy Drew. While this website is a good introduction into the world of Nancy Drew, you will find further analysis in my upcoming book.

The Dust Jacket:	The Boards:
The Picture Cover:	The Endpapers:
The Dust Jacket and Picture Cover Illustrations:	The Internal Illustrations:
The Texts, Authors, & Originals v. Revisions:	Collecting & Selling Tips:

Below you'll find a quick guide to formats--but be sure to check out the above sections to really learn more about what you have and what books come in what formats. You'll also find lots of handy charts and checklists in those sections as well.

White Spine Dust Jacket Format: Volumes: 1-22 Dates: 1930 - 1961

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Wrap Spine Dust Jacket Format: Volumes: 1-9, 11, 23-38 Dates: 1946 - 1961

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Matte Yellow Spine Picture Cover (YSPC) Format: Volumes: 1-56 Dates: 1962-1986

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Glossy Flashlight Yellow Spine Picture Cover Format: Volumes: 1-56 Dates: 1986-Present Day

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Sources used for the above formatting information include my own vast research regarding my growing collection and Betsy Caprio's Girl Sleuth on the Couch for some revised text information--noted in that section above.