Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$3.24 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No DJ. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Seller: Bank of Books, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: NOT an ex library book. Thick blue book with print in orange. Spine faded, some mottling on cover. Orange endpapers. Names top of endpapers. 218 pages plus ads. 1936B printing per Farah's Guide.
Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm Blue Silhouette Cover. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$9.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Blue silhouette cover ; Nancy Drew, Book 13; 5.08 X 0.73 X 7.35 inches; 192 pages
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
KEENE, CAROLYN. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1936, 1936.
Price: US$9.17 + shipping
Description: Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$9.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Grosset & Dunlap, c1936. later reprinting. 216pp, black and white frontis, blue and white end papers. 8vo. Fine bright hardcover.
Seller: Columbia Books, ABAA/ILAB, MWABA, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn (Mildred A. Wirt). The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Text is clean. Cover shows minor wear, some sunning to spine. Blue multi-scene endpapers. Original text, 1st Rudy Nappi artwork on cover. Rear cover lists 42 titles. FARAH 1965C-1 ; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; Vol. 13; 216 pages
Seller: Dan Glaeser Books, Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Description: Blue cover with navy lettering on spine and cover. Nancy depicted on cover with magnifying glass. Endpapers are navy silhouettes. 216 pages. Heavier use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Tape along outside of spine and inside front cover along spine. Binding slightly tilted. Corners bumped and show wear, boards exposed. Pages show reader wear. Previous owners' names and addresses inside. Secure pages, solid binding. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Yellow pictorial binding, girl with spyglass on spine, reddish- blonde Drew on ft cover. Edge wear, book cocked, blue/white endpapers, man in turban with elephant charm on ft cover, owner name in pencil endpaper verso.
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. THE SECRET AT THE HERMITAGE. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1936.
Price: US$10.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Green hardcovers. Int. good. Black and white illustration opposite chapter one page. Green and white illustrated eps. 218 pages. Chapter book. Minor wear to binding.
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$11.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The cover has orange letters and a vignette on blue cloth. 1 1/4 in. thick. 216 pages; 4 b/w plates; 4 pages of ads. The endpapers have a redtone illustration. The color has off-set a little on the front one and slightly so on the back one. The top end of the text block is red. This title is last in the list in the front and is below the copyright line. The list in the ad has the first ten Nancy Drew titles. The front FEP has a gift inscription in pencil, dated, Dec. 25, 1936. About half of the spine strip's cloth has darkened. The spine strip has a linear 5/8 in. faded spot; the front board has a linear 1 in. faded spot. The boards' front corners an another spot are slightly threadbare, from 1/16 in. to 1/8 in. A light water stain is along the front edge of each plate and the blank side of the front FEP. Two page margins each have a 1 in. x 1/2 in. light stain. Pages are lightly tanned. Scans e-mailed upon request.
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (Nancy Drew, Book 13). Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$11.04 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The mystery of the ivory charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has small rips at the top & bottom of the spine. 1 iv, 216 p. front. 20 cm. Audience: Children/juvenile. eng pp. Good in good dust jacket. DJ has small rips at the top & bottom of the spine.
Seller: Stefan's Book Odyssey, Weed, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn (Rolyn). The Mystery of the Ivory Charm.. New York: Grosset & Dunlap (c)., 1936.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: Copyright 1936, this is apparent 1950s printing. -- Hardcover, blue-gray boards. Condition: very good minus (cover edges lightly rubbed) with bright but good-only dust jacket (chip at spine foot and front-panel affects lettering; edgeworn).
Seller: Bucks County Bookshop IOBA, Doylestown, PA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. GROSSET DUNLAP Okt 1936, 1936.
Price: US$12.39 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Neuware - What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be involved in some mysterious illegal scheme.The girl detective's assignment becomes complicated when the elephant trainer's young assistant, Rishi, seeks refuge at the Drew home from his cruel foster father, Rai.While following clues to help the boy find his real father, Nancy learns about an eerie abandoned house. She is harassed by its strange owner, Anita Allison, and the fiendish Rai. How Nancy uses the ivory charm, reunites a maharaja with his son, and brings the evildoers to justice will mystify readers from beginning to end. 192 pp. Englisch
Seller: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germany
Price: US$12.60 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Blue hard covers. Blue and white illustrated eps. Black and white frontispiece. 216 pages. Chapter book. Owners name and pen writings on page with list of other titles. A few small scratches to front cover. Spine faded and slightly worn.
Seller: Betty Mittendorf /Tiffany Power BKSLINEN, Ralston, NE, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: yellow matte boards, 20 chapters, blue and white endpapers, last book on back is The Phantom of Pine Hill (1965), heavy rubbing to cover, sticker residue on front cover, prev. owner's name on second page
Seller: CKBooks, Bussey, IA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$12.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: rubbing to edges of blue boards with blue silhouette which were used between 1947-1951, blue silhouette endpapers, stain to front board
Seller: CKBooks, Bussey, IA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Ivory Charm, The: Nancy Drew. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$12.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Nancy Drew # 13; originally published in 1936. 216 pp. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8. Blue tweed cloth covered boards, stamped in dark blue on front and spine. Original illustrated dj, rather edgeworn. This copy printed between 1951 and 1962. Prev owner's sig on title pa
Seller: Blue Awning Books, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (Nancy Drew #13). Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Fading to spine. Jacket has light edgewear, a small hole mid-spine, and a darkened spine. Jacket lists to Moss Covered Mansion. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 216 pages
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery off the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$14.14 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: HARDCOVER W/dj; NF/poor, intact but has several minor flaws, white spine, 216 pp. No markings. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #13: Jade Ring is last book listed on back. Blue and white endpapersPlease email w/questions or to request picture(s); refer to our book inventory number. Free media mail shipping to USA addresses. LOCATION ND
Seller: Streamside Books, Waterville, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pictorial cover. # 5 in the series. Lists to # 23 Sierra Gold. The cover shows some edgewear.
Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at the Hermitage: Dana Girls Mystery. Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1936.
Price: US$14.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green tweed cover. Dustjacket shows some edgewear with creasing, nicks and staining and t is priotected in a mylar cover. # 5 in the series.
Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Purple boards with black lettering. Glossy frontispiece. # 5 in the series. The cover shows light edgewear with a little rubbing and inking to the rear board.
Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., New York, NY, 1936.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There are several spots of faiding to the book covers, especially the front cover, along with some gorund-in dirt. The text pages are generally clean, though there are some stray spots of foxing, and ground-in dirt. The endpapers are clean and bright.
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset and Dunlap, US, 1936.
Price: US$15.03 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Lists to The Spider Sapphire Mystery on back and the Mystery of the 99 Steps inside. Yellow pictorials boards, pale yellow spine, blue illustrated eps. 1960s printing. Very tight, clean and square. Pages clean and uncreased, no names or marks. None of my books are ex-library, remainders, or book club editions unless specified. Please note that tracking must be requested as it can add significantly to the shipping cost, especially internationally.
Seller: WBookBear, Woodlawn, ON, Canada
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$15.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Nancy Drew, Book 13 Series; B&W Illustrations; 5 1/4 x 7 3/4; 216 pages; Hard cover is blue with orange lettering on spine. Covers have sunning, fading, rubbing, scuffing, bumping. Spine is seriously faded; orange top of text block. Cover art and end papers are consistent with the books in this series published between 1936 -1951. #13 in the classic series. Missing DJ. B/w frontispiece. Some marks on covers and pages, but text is entirely readable. Piece of clear tape inside front cover, weak rear gutter. Has the 25 chapter text. "The plot finds Nancy, Bess, and George investigating a mysterious boy from India. The boy, Coya, works for a traveling circus, and is treated poorly by his guardian, Rai, also a native of India, who is in charge of the circus. Coya runs away from his abusive guardian and seeks asylum at the Drew home in River Heights. Soon after his arrival, the girls begin investigating property owned by the unusual Miss Anita Allison. They encounter a house "with no insides," and a hidden tunnel. The property mysteriously catches fire, revealing a hidden cache of jewels. Nancy traces Coya's parentage and uncovers a sinister kidnapping plot involving both Miss Allison and Rai. The climax also reveals a secret about the ivory charm, and its mysterious powers".
Seller: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.50 + shipping
Description: Hardcover - Hardcover -1950s printing. Blue tweed cloth covers with dark blue silhouette of Nancy on front cover, blue multi-scene endpapers. Frontispiece. Original text with 25 chapters, 213 pp. Very good (a bit of fading to the spine), no dust jacket.
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket has some chipping but the front is intact and clean, would look nice faced outward. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book has blue boards with blue silhouette endpapers. Front flap of jacket lists titles to "The Mystery of at the Ski Jump". Hardcover in jacket with darkening to jacket. From the mid 1940's. Fading to front panel of jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Scarce. One of 32 volumes in the "Book Club Editions Type #2 series. (See Farah's Guide, page 31) . "Produced around 1962 and identical to the equivalent 1962 regular printings with only five minor changes. First, the words 'Book Club Edition' were printed on the title page. Second, the back covers were solid yellow. Third, the volume numbers were removed from the spines. Fourth, there were no suggested retail price box or blackened suggested retail price box graphics on the covers of volmes 1 through 6, and finally the pages that had pre-text lists in the regular were blank in the Type #2 Book Club editions." Illustrated with black-and-white drawings. Blue multi-scene end-papers. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Foxing or staining on the book's top edge. The spine panel is slightly darker than the rear cover. Very good condition. ; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; Black-and-white illustrations; 12mo.; 216 pages
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc., Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book #5 in the classic series featuring the sleuthing sister pair Louise & Jean Dana. Orig. published in 1936, this is a later printing from the late-1940s-950s (listing to DG #13 on front flap & #14 in front matter), with the light green cover stock with the girls in a center design, flashlight endpapers, with 25 chapters, 218 pages, & plain frontispiece. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & square, pages slightly off-white. Very slight rubbing to extremities & bumped corners are only flaws. The unclipped DJ (listing to #13 on front flap, VB #6 on rear flap, ND#28 on back cover) is VG- (minus): bright & colorful with minimal wear, no fading, but a largish chunk missing from head of spine, light soil to rear cover. Nicely protected in new mylar cover FREE! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystrery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue tweed hardcover shows edgewear at bottom edges. This has the multi drawings on endpapers. There is a large check mark on the top of the third endpaper. DJ shows normal light wear wit tiny tears at top spine, tiny tears and creasing at top front edge and back bottom edge, small chips at top and bottom of front fold. This book lists to "The Secret of the Golden Pavillion" on front flap. Back jacket lists to "The Haunted Lagoon" (Dana Girls)
Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A later printing. Very good in a very good (edge worn) dust jacket. ; 218 pages
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.23 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Farrah 1941A. The dust jacket has light wear.
Seller: Mark Henderson, Olathe, KS, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset and Dunlap, US, 1936.
Price: US$21.04 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Lists to The Moss Covered Mansion, so this is a 1941 printing. Wartime disclaimer. Plain frontispiece. Dark blue boards, orange lettering and eps, Nancy silhouette on cover in orange. The textblock edge stained orange. Page 7 has a small chip off bottom corner. There are a few small spots on about 4 or 5 pages throughout book. Generally very clean. P.o. FFEP and a notation gift inscription on back of frontis. Small owner sticker on FFEP. Old tape marks in gutter of FFEP/Frontis. Corners and spine ends are worn down and bumped. There is a partial ring of rust-like stain on front cover and one on back. Pages are tanned as usual. Please see photo- extras upon request. Number 12 in series. None of my books are ex-lib., remainders or bce unless specified.
Seller: WBookBear, Woodlawn, ON, Canada
Keene, Carolyn. Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$24.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in blue cloth with dark blue Nancy, dark silhouette endpapers. Jacket has white spine with blond Nancy looking through papers. Front flap lists to the Ghost of Blackwood Hall, back flap lists 17 Judy Bolton titles.
Seller: Kerkhoff Books DIV KSI, Warsaw, IN, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$24.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Possible first edition, printed about 1936. Blue boards with orange print on front cover and spine and orange silhouette on front; bumped and worn; with fraying at the spine ends on the bottom of the boards and corners. Orange silhouette illustrated endpapers, tanning with two prior ownersÕ names. Frontispiece illustration on glossy paper, tipped-in. This is Nancy Drew binding style 2, 1932 - 1937. Grosset and Dunlap hard cover with dust jacket, 1936 edition and probably 1936 printing; Nancy Drew # 13, 216 pages. Illustrated by Russell Tandy. 12mo (5" x 7.5") This was originally published with a frontispiece and three additional interior illustrations; however, only one additional illustration is present, between pages 108 and 109. Nancy Drew titles in the back go to #10 The Password to Larkspur Lane, published in 1933. Dana Girls books in the back go to 5: The Secret at the Hermitage, published in 1936. Judy Bolton books in the back go to 9: The Mysterious Half Cat, published in 1936. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm, Nancy Drew Mystery Story #13, by Mildred Wirt writing as Carolyn Keene. This is the original 25 chapter story. In 1974 the text was revised and shortened to 20 chapters by Priscilla Baker Carr.
Seller: Basically SF Books, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm # 13. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Light shelf wear to the book with much more wear to tips, corners and edges of jacket which is rubbed with small creases and short closed tears, chipped at tips, soiled. Front flap lists to Haunted Showboat, rear flap to Cherry Ames- Camp Nurse. Blue tweed with blue printing, blue & white "Digger" endpapers, good paper, plain paper frontis, white spine, Tandy dust jacket A 1936-1961 (Axe). A Mildred Wirt Benson title. Format VI according to Axe. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and(generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!.
Seller: The Book Shed, Benson, VT, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset and Dunlap 1936, 1936.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: reprint ed. hardback very good condition in a dust jacket with a bit of wear - there is a faint rubber stamped star on the spine
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Handsome navy-inked silhouette endpapers. Worm hole top edge, usualage-toned paper, 1948 gift note up front. Nice! b/w frontis. very good+, vg slightly chipped aged dj, pict. blue bds. Tight 216 pgs
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG in Near VG dw. 8vo, vi+218pp, green cloth stamped in darker green, printed dustwrapper. Solid copy of a ca. 1952 printing of this Stratemeyer Syndicate series title. (Series page lists Nancy Drew titles up through The Mystery at the Ski Jump and Dana Girls through The Clue in the Ivy.) Unmarked copy; jacket is price-clipped and has a little wear to edges.
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Original blue cloth, sillouhette endpapers. This title listed last on the copyright page.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 216p. A blue hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Spine tanned and boards slightly bowed; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket has some wear at the spine ends and corners, and a tiny tear on the front edge of the spine. Faint blemish on the back panel. Very light semicircular scratch (not torn) on the front. Otherwise essentially intact. Vintage printing of Nancy Drew mystery #13. This edition has a dustjacket with a white spine. Both the front flap of the jacket and the ad inside the book list the series through #30, THE CLUE OF THE VELVET MASK. Copyright date is 1936 but this is a later printing.
Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd., ABAA, Dayton, OH, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$26.10 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pretty Nice copy in blue tweed boards with multi-scene endpapers Neat name and address of former owner on verso of fep. Tight and square. Price clipped jacket lists to Ringmaster's Secret which makes this a 1953 printing. Illustrated white spine DJ llustrated by Tandy has short closed tear. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$26.70 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No. 5 of the Dana Girls series. Delusional Harold Norton, ex-warden of the Pinecrest Reformatory, accuses Louise Dana of being escapee Nina Regan. Louise clears herself, only to find that Norton continues to stalk her every move. After Louise is attacked by Norton, she is lost in the woods and spends the night with a strange hermit. Refers to Mystery at the Crossroads on front flap of DJ, refers to The Secret of the Jade Ring on the half title verso, refers to Nancy Drew's The Ringmaster's Secret on back of DJ. Condition notes: (v), 218 numbered pp; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, green topstain, decorative cream/green eps, frontis; t.e. sunned. Cover: green tweed, dk green artwork and titles front/spine; lt shelfwear w/ mild sunning to edges, slight wear to extrems. DJ: unclipped, color artwork and yellow/white titles front, black/white titles spine; modest edge/shelfwear w/head tattered, narrow loss at tail, crinkles to edges, several shallow chips and closed tears. A decent copy.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Thick lavender book. Frontis show man telling woman, "She's a dangerous character, ma'am." Green & white endpapers with two girls examing a sheet of paper. Binding faded at edges and spine, edge wear esp at spine ends.
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.72 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ships quickly. NO DJ. Cover faded. Some pages are stained. No loose or creased pages. BONUS! Includes The Haunted Lagoon: same condition PLUS binding cracked at front endpaper. Mild to moderate shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.
Seller: Orphans Treasure Box, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dust jacket condition: Very Good. Later pr. Very nice and clean. Lists to "Clue of the Velvet Mask" at front flap. Text free of highlighting and writing. Tightly bound. 218 pages.
Seller: CorgiPack, Fulton, NY, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, NY, 1936.
Price: US$29.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Nancy Drew # 13. 1947B-27 printing according to Farrah. Blue silhouette endpapers. The text is clean with no markings. The binding is sound. The dustjacket shows some edgewear with a couple of small nicks at the base of the spine and is protected in a mylar cover.
Seller: Dogwood Books, Rome, GA, U.S.A.
Keene, CAROLYN. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. GROSSET, 1936.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A VERY GOOD EARLY PRINTING IN PRICE 50 CENTS PARTIAL DJ. blue cloth, orange titling, orange 'silhouette' endsheets. frontspiece.WHITE SPINE 16 ND THICK
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery Of The Ivory Charm, Nancy Drew #13. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$30.45 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Vintage Hardcover with DJ, (Dust Jacket A, Format VI per AXE) Format 15, 1955B-41 per Farrah Reprint Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages. Very Good, in a Good+ DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear and edge fading to blue tweed cloth boards with dark blue spine titles and accents - corners sharp with a touch of wear to tips. Faded Blue topstain. Previous owner name at top of page before the fronts - all pages are clean and unmarked. Moderate shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and a few small chips to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Small blemish on front panel of DJ from previous owner removing a sticker. DJ illustrator is Russell H. Tandy. Front DJ flap reads 50/50 at top and 100/150 at bottom. Blue and white (digger) endpapers. 25 chapters. This is the 13th book in a series of 56. Per AXE, this is binding variant VI with good paper, blue and white endpapers (digger) and plain frontispiece. DJ is Variant A. Format 15, 1955B-41 per Farrah. See my photos to come. Nancy Drew is a fictional character who appears in several mystery book series as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his Hardy Boys series, the character first appeared in 1930 in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, which lasted until 2003 and consists of 175 novels. A very respectable copy in DJ. Format 15, 1955B-41 per Farrah. LOC SSS-12
Seller: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Copyright 1936, this copy an early printing from around 1939-40. Sound copy in heavily faded dustjacket. Lists to self inside book, Gatehouse on the front inner dustjacket flap, to Nancy Drew Tapping Heels on rear flap. Purple cloth printed in black with cameo of two girls with spyglass and necklace on the front, dark green and white endpapers with one girl looking at a letter, top edge tinted dark green, turquoise dustjacket with red band featuring an illustration from the book. The book has light edge rubbing, some uneven fading to the front cover, good hinges, sound text block, small darkened areas at top and bottom of the free endpapers, name neatly written near hinge on front pastedown and on reverse side of frontis illustration, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. The dustjacket is faded to a lighter turquoise on the front panel and spine, some surface loss near top edge of rear panel, minor chips to the corners of the spine ends, not affecting the printed areas, additional very small chip to lower edges, little paper loss. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn (Mildred A. Wirt). The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Text is clean. Blue tweed like binding with blue multiscene endpapers. Cover shows some wear, rubbing to bottom edges of front/rear cover, spine lightly slanted. Dust jacket shows edgewear with chipping at spine ends and corners. Previous owner bookplate on front free endpaper. Rear panel of DJ lists 22 Dana Girls titles, rear flap 13 Vicki Barr titles. FARAH 1960B-53.; Nancy Drew Mystery Stories; Vol. 13; 216 pages
Seller: Dan Glaeser Books, Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: In blue boards with a thick spine, stamped with orange lettering; orange figure of Nancy with spyglass on front cover. There are 4 pages of ads at rear, with Nancy Drew titles ending with The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion, thus this is not a first edition, but an early printing. Covered in a facsimile of a gently worn jacket with a chip at the foot of the spine. With glossy frontispiece illustration. An attractive, unmarked vintage copy of this Nancy Drew title.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$37.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Farah (12th Printing) 1941C-14 . Browned and chipped DJ in mylar. White spotting to the spine of the book. Pages browned. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 216 pages
Seller: The Avocado Pit, Staunton, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. w/ pointed corners very bright unmarked book Includes illustrations. purple and black, 4 B&w Ills. green and white end papers
Seller: Hook's Book Nook, Pottstown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pub by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1936, 1st Edition. Lists to itself & Nancy Drew Hollow Oak on verso of Title Page. NOT exLib. VG or better cond. hardcover, no dj. Purple cloth over bds w/ reverse black silhouette & black pict dec & lettering on cover & spine, top edge green. Green & white pict eps. P/O's stamp on top & bottom edges, & signature & stamp inside front cover & on ffep, o/w book is clean & unmarked throughout. Frontispiece & 3 internal b&w illustrations by Ferdinand E. Warren. 218pp. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG or better cond. We have most of the Nancy Drew, & many of the Dana Girls titles w/ & w/out dj's, in stock & we'd be happy to discount for multiple purchase & to combine postage. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1941 printing and it's a beauty. Clean, bright, tight, square and trim throughout. Boards very bright with square corners. Very possibly never read, it's that good. No previous owner markings, not price-clipped. Jacket in new mylar.Lists to Nancy Tapping Heels on front flap, 8 Dana Girls titles on back flap, 8 Melody Lanes on back panel, to itself inside front, Nancy Haunted Bridge inside back, the first of four pages of lists in back of book including Mary Wales, L. M. Montgomery, and Beverly Gray, This one will please the pickiest collector. A gem
Seller: Dan's Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book #13 in the classic series featuring girl sleuth, Nancy Drew, & her chums, Bess & George. Orig. published in 1936, this is slightly later printing (1949A-30, per Farah's 11th) that retains the original. text & first cover art, along with a plain frontispiece (no internals), by Russell Tandy. Hardcover book has the dark blue cloth-covered boards with blue silhouette to right side, blue silhouette endpapers. Condition is VG: very clean & bright, with slight rubbing to extremities, corner bumping. Pages creamy white with very light tanning but unmarked save for 2 former owners' names in 2 color pens inside front cover. The white spine DJ is VG-, with some slight chipping to both ends of spine & corners of both flaps; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint. Blue cloth stamped in orange lettering and girl with magnifying glass on front board. Owner's name on frontispiece verso, spine faded, very good in a fair only dustwrapper with large piece missing from spine and front panel. A book in a series of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Last title on front flap being *The Mystery at the Moss Covered Mansion*. Rear flap lists last the Dana Girl *The Mysterious Fireplace*. Rear panel lists The Bolton Mysteries to *The Unfinished House*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Attractive jacket with white spine and orignal jacket illustration of first printing. Former owner signature on front end paper. Light dust soiling to top page edges. Jacket price clipped neatly and has very small blue spot on rear panel. Light scratch on front panel which is barely discernible. Very clean attractive book. Jacket pictorial ends at spine which is white. Blue tweed boards with digger endpapers. 216 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Carolyn. Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm [Hardcover] Carolyn. Keene. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$48.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: IN FAIR DJ LIGHT BLUE BOARDS WITH ORANGE SILLOETTE the clue of the Tapping heels is last title on flap 11 judy Bolton titles on rear 1936
Seller: Hook's Book Nook, Pottstown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Description: HBDJ, 1936, EARLY edition, Pretext Lists Thru Nancy Clue of Velvet Mask & Thru Secret of Jade Ring Dana Girls, Blue Tweed Cloth with silhouette Nancy with Spyglass on Front, VG/VG-, AS-IS, BACK DJ Lists Dana girls Thru Ghost in Gallery has Tape Residue & Tiny Chips Tear Edges with FOX, 216 PGS, NO ADS in Back, Interior nice tight clean light wear FOX, DJ spine Fox light Wear, White Spine DJ, Blue & White Endpapers of Nancy Peering around Building at a Man with Shovel, There were only 4 printings of this title with the internal illustrations, Front Inner Flap DJ lists Thru Scarlet Slipper Mystery. Back Inner Flap DJ lists Judy Bolton Thru Trail of Green Doll,
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, 1936 1938B-6 [4] Per Farah Grosset & Dunlap 216 pages. 4 pages of adverts follow text. Very Good, in a VG DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to Blue cloth binding with orange stamped lettering (Format 4 per Farah) and orange silhouette of Nancy - corners sharp. Faint mottling to spine cloth. Orange topstain. Orange silhouette eps. Nice thick pre-war hardcover. White spine dust jacket. Glossy frontispiece. Moderate shelf/edge wear, dust soiling and chipping to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner name and address on FFEP. Front flap lists to The Haunted Bridge. Rear flap lists to Dana Girls The Circle of Footprints. 25 chapters. DJ and Frontispiece illustrated by Russell H.Tandy. 13th in the Nancy Drew Series. 1938B per Farah. 6th printing per Farah Format #4 per Farah. Handsome vintage copy in the original DJ. LOC SSS-09
Seller: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery at Lilac Inn. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue hardcover with orange lettering and orange silhouette. No dust jacket. Cover is a little faded along the spine but is otherwise in nice condition with intact binding. Endpapers have white background with orange silhouettes. Copyright page lists 8 ND mysteries with Nancys Mysterious Letter as the last one. Several lists are at the end of the book: 10 ND mysteries (Larkspur Lane is listed last), 5 Melody Lane, 5 Dana Girls, and 7 Jane Abbott Books for Girls.
Seller: EJCJ Books, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover - Early printing. A series featuring sisters Jean and Louise Dana, who attend Starhurst Academy, written under the same Stratemeyer house pseudonym as that used for the Nancy Drew series (this is the first one in this series written by Mildred Wirt Benson) Bound in the original thicker format in mauve cloth with black lettering and silhouette and chain design on front cover, dark green and white illustrated endpapers, green topstain. Glossy frontispiece. 218 pp. Near fine condition (slight spine slant, but binding is tight and sturdy, book is overall quite attractive.)
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Title list in book lists to this title. Cover has some light spots, mostly on spine and back. Contents are very good -- last page of ads has a couple of margin tears. Solid blue cloth with orange titles. Orange and white endpapers. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 216 pages
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of The Ivory Charm & The Whispering Statue. Grossett & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 1936;Grosset & Dunlap, NY; First Edition; First Twinsie Edition. Matte Pictorial bright. Not ex-library, from a private collection. Beautifully crisp pages, white and unmarked. Not tears, lean to spine, loose pages, or inscriptions. This is a perfect collector's dream.
Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset And Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$52.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with dustjacket. Book is in VG condition, with bumped corners, rubbing to top and bottom edges of spine, and previous owner's name written on paper and glued to front endpaper. Moisture has caused rippling to front endpaper and frontispiece; rest of book is unaffected. Interior heavily browned. Penciled number on rear flap. Jacket is in VG condition, chipped on bottom and top edges of spine. Shelf wear to edges. In protective mylar. Orange lettering on blue boards, with orange silhouette illustrations on endpapers and white spine with blue sleuth silhouette. Front flap titles list to 'The Quest of the Missing Map". Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 26 pages
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset and Dunlap, N.Y., 1936.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: Original solid blue cloth lettered in orange on boards. White spine DJ by Tandy. Orange endpapers. Wartime paper. Lists to The Quest of the Missing Map on DJ, so believed publication date is 1942. Previous owner's name in pencil. Numerous invisible tape repairs inside DJ. 216 pp. The girls are waiting for a train when they intervene in an incident between two members of a circus troupe. Ghostwritten by Mildred Wirt. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG in VG+/NF- DJ. 11th printing (Farah 1940B-11). Light signs of wear to exterior, discoloration at top of spine and back cover, binding solid and straight, interior clean and unmarked, orange endpapers, glossy frontispiece. Unclipped (5050) jacket bright and fully intact. Very nice example. Book lists to "The Brass Bound Trunk" in 4 pages of ads at back. Front flap of jacket lists to "Tapping Heels", back flap lists 8 Dana Girls and back panel lists 8 Melody Lane Mystery Stories.
Seller: Nick of All Trades, Penn Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Lilian Garis. Melody Lane Mystery : The Dragon of the Hills #6. Grosset and Dunlap, G&D, 1936.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 1st cover art. Book issued in blue hardcover, in a NEAR FINE dust jacket, which has not been price clipped. 216 pages. The dust jacket is spectacular with very light wear to the spine! B/W frontispiece on coated paper illustrated by Pelagie Doane. Selling quality books for 35 years.
Seller: Sleuth Books, FABA, Palm Coast, FL, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$68.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pretty Nice copy in thick blue cover with orange printing (1932 - 1943). Not the first printing but in same format. Orange illustrated endpapers. Tight and square. Price intact jacket lists to Quest of Missing Map which makes this a 1942 printing. Jacket has chip on spine and partial separation at front fold. Pages tanned a bit but still supple. Red topstain. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1936.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NYC: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. 1st edition (last title mentioned on copyright page, #13 in the series), NF/. Book has some spine slant, light wear to corners and spine ends. Blue boards, with orange lettering and design, somewhat faded on spine. 3 b & w plates. 4 pages of ads for other Grosset titles. Nice copy.
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1ST ED, 2nd prt. Book is near fine blue cloth with orange silhouette of Nancy & orange lettering on cover & spine. Four glossy plates. Lists up to #13 (IVORY CHARM) on front flap, Six Dana Girls titles on rear flap (as per 2nd prt) & nine Judy Bolton titles on rear DJ cover. DJ is very good (original 50 cent price) with a few tiny chips on bottom edge. 216pp. Decorative orange silhouette endpapers. Both book & DJ are very attractive, perfect gift copy! SCAN AVAILABLE.
Seller: Elaine Woodford, Bookseller, durham, NC, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn.. The Sign of the Twisted Candles.. Grosset and Dunlap., New York., 1936.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: weight: 0.9 lb. Very good, ink name to ffep, in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to spine ends. Black & white frontis. 19x13 cm. iv, 217 pp. + 2 pp. ads. Blue cloth, orange titles and cover illustration, top edge stained red, orange illustrated endpapers. Reprint, dust jacket lists through ?The Mystery of the Ivory Charm?.
Seller: Zephyr Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap, U S. A., 1936.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 216pp Blue cover with darker blue lettering and figure on front cover with magnifying glass Frontispiece by Tandy Orage silhouette endpapers of Nancy with her three chums Pages are age-toned otherwise book is As New Dust jacket is lightly scuffed Dust jacket has the white spine Front dust jacket flap lists to "The Mystery of the Tolling Bell{ Rear cover lists Judy Bolton titles Removable, protective mylar cover over jacket
Seller: First Choice Books, coeurd'Alene, ID, U.S.A.
Price: US$79.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Copyright 1936, this copy an early printing ca. 1937. Lists to self inside book and to Haunted Bridge on the front inner dustjacket flap; Dana Girls Circle of Footprints on rear flap; Judy Bolton Unfinished House on rear panel. Blue hardcover printed in orange with silhouette of Drew with spyglass on front cover, orange spyglass endpapers, top edge tinted orange-red, black and white frontis plate, pictorial dustjacket with white spine lettered in black. The book has very light edge rubbing, some transparent spotting and white residue on the rear cover from past sticking of the inside of the dustjacket, good hinges, sound text block, faint stain to outer edge of text block, name neatly written at top of front pastedown, pages very clean and free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped (5050 at top, 110-150 at bottom) and has some very, minor chipping to the corners and spine ends, a few very small closed tears to the edges, fairly faint old dampstain to the rear panel, front panel colors bright and clear, less than one percent of paper loss overall. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Clue of the Broken Locket. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue hardcover with orange lettering and orange silhouette (1936B-6 acc. to Farah). Cover is faded along the spine but is otherwise in nice condition with intact binding. It was a Christmas gift and there is a note to the recipient on the front endpaper. Endpapers have white background with orange silhouettes. Copyright page lists 11 ND mysteries with Broken Locket as the last one. Only one list is at the end of the book: 10 ND mysteries (Larkspur Lane is listed last).
Seller: EJCJ Books, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1936.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Rubbing along front flap fold.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pub by Grosset & Dunlap, #5 in series, 1936. Lists to Circle of Footprints on front flap and to self on copyright page. Lists to Nancy Drew, Mystery of the Ivory Charm on rear flap. NOT exLib. VG cond. hardcover w/ VG unclipped dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Mauve cloth over bds w/ black dec & lettering on cover & spine, top edge publisher's green. Green & white reading letter eps. Illustrated in b&w by Ferdinand E. Warren. Lght chipping & wear to dj, still95+% intact & displays very well. 218pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked except as noted, overall VG/VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Book #13 in the classic series featuring girl sleuth, Nancy Drew, & her chums, Bess & George. Orig. published in 1935, this is slightly later printing, BUT not in Farah's 11th (falls between 1941A-12 & 1941B-13), listing to ND#18 on front flap, DG#9 on rear flap, & JB#11 on back cover. In 216 pages with next book notice, thick binding, glossy frontis by Russell Tandy. Hardcover book has the medium blue cloth-covered boards with orange silhouette to center front, orange silhouette endpapers. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, with just a hint of rubbing to extremities. Pages creamy white & unmarked save for small sticker from "Marston's San Diego" to ffep. The white spine DJ is Good, downgraded due to a large chip to lower spine that takes out a corner of front cover as well; crease to opposite (fore edge) side of same cover, with small chip below author's last name; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive from us--never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$139.00 + shipping
Description: Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. HBNODJ, 1936, 1st edition, Later printing, THICK Blue Cloth with silhouette Nancy in Orange with Spyglass endpapers, lettered in Orange, orange & white Endpapers, Pre-Text Lists Thru This Title with little xs beside titles, VG/G-, AS-IS, NODJ, Cloth Cover has Rub, Wear, Scuff & some sun & tears along Spine, Cover tiny chips to corners, ,Basically Tight & Clean Interior,few Small stained pgs,216 pgs, Ads in Back starting with listing Nancy Drews Thru Larkspur Lane, Then Judy Bolton thru mysterious cat, Melody Lane Stories 5 titles thru Moaning Cliff, Dana girls 5 Titles thru Secret Hermitage,
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$144.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM (NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES). Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: True first printing with thick spine and all black and white glossy plates; lists to self on copyright page and not yet listed on rear page of adverts. In baby blue boards with orange lettering, cream and orange "spyglass" endpapers. Book has bleaching to rear boards, but is otherwise near fine; crisp, clean and unmarked, and covered in a gently worn later printing dust jacket with the correct artwork.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: HB NOJACKET, 1936, 1st edition,5th printing, THICK Blue Cloth with silhoutte Nancy in Orange with Spyglass, lettered in Orange, orange & white Endpapers, Pre-Text Lists Thru This Title,VG-/GOOD-, AS-IS, NODJ, Cloth Cover has Rub, Wear, Scuff & some Creasing & some lightening to Blue in Places, Cover tiny chips to corners, Hinge Starting, few pgs small brown stains, Basically Tight & Clean Interior,few dogeared pgs,216 pgs,Slight Tear to Spine, Ads in Back starting with listing Nancy Drews Thru Ivory Charm, Then Books for Girls by Abbott thru Happy House , Dana Girls & Ending with Judy Bolton with 9 titles listed ending with Mysterious Half Cat,
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. The Mystery Of The Ivory Charm. Grosset & Dunlap Co., Inc., 1936.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine FIRST Edition. FIRST PRINTING. NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #13 - THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM by CAROLYN KEENE, published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1936 (original 25 chapters), FIRST EDITION: FIRST PRINTING. Dust jacket ( illustrated end-papers, light blue board "thick" book with glossy (not plain) frontispiece. Book has no creased page corners, no foxing, end-papers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no markings or wear to board edges, corners or spine tips, no soiling or staining to boards, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. No chipping, tearing or creasing, no soiling or staining, almost no color rubbing to front panel, no spine sun darkening. Overall a FINE-/N-FINE book in VG/VG+ condition DJ of a Nancy Drew hardcover first printing with its original dust jacket. I have all editions and versions of Nancy Drew books, all broad-art versions, all years of hardcovers and the green "twinsies" editions , and the Wanderer Series of the Nancy Drew books up for sale. Just send an email if they are not listed yet.
Seller: Bell's Books, Mason, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Pub by Grosset & Dunlap, 1936, NAP. Lists through itself on inside front flap, on verso of title page, & through Larkspur Lane in rear. NOT exLib. VG+ or better cond. hardcover w/ VG or better unclipped pict dustjacket now in archival grade Brodart. Blue cloth over bds w/ orange silhouette Nancy w/ spyglass & heels on front cover, & orange lettering on cover & spine. Top edge publisher's orange. Orange & white silhouette eps. Internally illustrated in b&w by Russell Tandy, incl glossy Frontis & 3 internals. Pub advts in rear list 9 Judy Boltons through Half Cat, 5 Melody Lanes through Moaning Cliff, and 5 Dana Girls through Secret At the Hermitage. Rear dj flap lists 5 Dana Girls through Hermitage, & rear of dj lists 9 Judy Boltons through Half Cat. Bright & colorful dustjacket w/ white spine. Approx 1/2" or less loss to head of spine of dj, o/w only light chipping to wear points, & still 98% or more intact. Displays very well. 216pp + 4pp. Square, straight, tight, clean & unmarked, overall VG+/VG cond. We are fortunate to have quite a few of these early Nancy Drews, incl dj's, & we'd be happy to discount for multiple purchase and to combine postage. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.
Seller: Rivertown Fine Books, McGregor, IA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: 12mo. v, [1], 218 pp. Glossy frontisp., 3 internals. Lavender-coloured cloth, black lettering on front cover & spine, illust. Green Letter Reading endpapers, w/ d.j. cover art in green, lavender & black (slight chipping head & foot of spine, minor wear to couple corners, fore-edges), still VG/VG copy. First edition, 2nd printing of No. 5 in the Dana Girls Mystery Series, listing to self on verso of title, The Circle of Footprints on front flap, and Nancy Drew, Mystery of Ivory Charm on rear flap.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. Nancy's Mysterious Letter. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue hardcover with orange lettering and orange silhouette(1936B-17 acc. to Farah). Dust jacket is worn along the edges and has tears which have been taped. Back spine is a little faded but it s otherwise in nice condition with intact binding. It was a Christmas gift and there is a note to the recipient on the front endpaper. Endpapers have white background with orange silhouettes. Copyright page lists 8 ND mysteries with Nancy s Mysterious Letter as the last one. Two lists are at the end of the book: 10 ND mysteries (Larkspur Lane is listed last) and 5 Melody Lane. The dust jacket lists 13 ND mysteries with Mystery of the Ivory Charm as the last one on the front flap and 5 Dana Girls with The Secret at the Hermitage as the last one on the back flap. The back cover lists 9 Judy Bolton mysteries with The Mysterious Half Cat as the last one.
Seller: EJCJ Books, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Carolyn Keene. The Secret at Shadow Ranch. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue hardcover with orange lettering and orange silhouette (1936A-16 acc. to Farah). There is a dust jacket for this one although the front inside flap is missing. Back spine is a little faded but otherwise in nice condition with intact binding. Endpapers have white background with orange silhouettes. Copyright page lists 8 ND mysteries with Nancys Mysterious Letter as the last one. Only one list at end of book: 10 ND mysteries (Larkspur Lane is listed last). The dust jacket is missing the front flap. Back inside flap lists 5 Dana Girls with The Secret at the Hermitage as the last one. The back cover lists 9 Judy Bolton mysteries with The Mysterious Half Cat as the last one. Dust jacket is worn along the edges and has tears which have been taped.
Seller: EJCJ Books, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Keene Carolyn. The Secret at the Hermitage. Grosset & Dunlap,, London, 1936.
Price: US$208.77 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Lavender dust jacket issue 1936 making it the First true impression of the Number 5 in the. Dana girls mystery. Book condition: Very good. Pink boards with black titles. Green and cream pictorial end papers of two girls reading. One on her knees. Book does have a small pen name to half title page. Top fore edge is tipped green and does have one small blemish on it. Corners are very lightly compressed. Top of spine has tiny amount of fading. Top and bottom board edges have string tie marks. Book stands nice and square. Couple of small blemishes on front fore edge. Dust Jacket condition: Good. Not price clipped at 50c. A little fading to color on spine. Paper repairs to closed tears and minor chipping at the head and foot of the back strip. First title to be written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson under the pseudonym of Carolyn Keene taking over from Leslie McFarlane is known best for authoring the early Hardy Boys books under the pseudonym of Franklin W. Dixon.
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Carolyn Keene. The Secret of Red Gate Farm. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Blue hardcover with orange lettering and orange silhouette (1936A-15 acc. to Farh). There is a dust jacket. Back spine is a little faded and there is a little moisture damage along the edges of the first three pages but it s otherwise in nice condition with intact binding. Endpapers have white background with orange silhouettes. Copyright page lists 8 ND mysteries with Nancy s Mysterious Letter as the last one. Several lists are at the end of the book: 10 ND mysteries (Larkspur Lane is listed last), 6 Dana Girls, 5 Melody Lane, 9 Judy Bolton, 7 by Jane Abbott and 17 Patty & 6 Marjorie books by Carolyn Wells. The dust jacket lists 12 ND mysteries with Message in the Hollow Oak as the last one on the front flap and 5 Dana Girls with The Secret at the Hermitage as the last one on the back flap. The back cover lists 9 Judy Bolton mysteries with The Mysterious Half Cat as the last one. Dust jacket is worn along the edges and has tears which have been taped.
Seller: EJCJ Books, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$299.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #13 - THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1936 (original 25 chapters), 1936B-1 first printing dust jacket/first printing book per Farah (Guides for $600) (format 3), orange "silhouette" (Nancy holding a magnifying glass) illustrated endpapers, light blue boards with orange lettering to spine & front cover, "thick" book with glossy (not plain) frontispiece illustration, original "white spine" cover art by Russell Tandy (as distinguished from the "wraparound" or revised cover art found in later books or in revised books from this series), glossy frontispiece with 3 glossy internal illustrations (only found on the first 4 printings of this book), 50c price on DJ front flap. Note - this book never had revised "wraparound" artwork in a dust jacket so only this artwork with the white spine exists in dust jacket format. Dust Jacket Front Flap: Ivory Charm Dust Jacket Rear Flap: Dana Girls - Secret Hermitage (1st printing issue point) Dust Jacket Back Cover: Judy Bolton - Unfinished House Book rear lists: Larkspur Lane, Judy Bolton, Melody Lane (1st printing issue point), Dana Girls Book has no creased page corners, red top stain has no drop spots or fading, slight dust soiling to outer page edges (no age darkening/foxing), endpapers are clean and free from any tape residue, no tearing or splitting of page block from internal hinges, no former owner's markings or used bookseller stamps/stickers inside, no wear to board edges, corners or spine tips, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners, no white foxing to boards. Dust Jacket has top 1/3rd of rear panel missing (colored stat of missing section has been laid in loose behind the dust jacket inside the DJ protector) otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, barest hint of wear to spine tips, almost no wear to front flap crease (just a bit at flap crease corners), hint of edge wear, no soiling or staining, hint of dust rubbing to white rear panel, no dust soiling or age darkening to white spine, no color rubbing to panels, no spine sun darkening (common defect with the white spine books). Overall a N-FINE book in GD (but presents N-FINE from spine & front panel) condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover first printing with its original dust jacket. I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale.
Seller: Far North Collectible Books, Anchorage, AK, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Description: 216pp FARAH 1936C-2 - Light rubbing front cover of dustjacket, and small chips top of spine of jacket. Owner's address label on front free end-paper. Frontis and three internal glossy illustrations facing pages 52, 108, and 196. IMAGES AVAILABLE. I have had packed away over 25 years. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Seller: Ray Boas, Bookseller - Established 1980, Walpole, NH, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936, 8vo, 216 pages, First Edition, glossy frontis with 3 glossy internals, number 13 in series. Thirteen titles listed on inside front flap oj jacket, 5 Dana Girls on rear inside flap, 9 Judy Bolten on back oj jacket, all other issue points present. According to Farah's Guide 11th edition this is the 1936B-1 First Edition. Small amount of spotting to front blue board, else book and jacket in very good+ condition. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Keene, Carolyn. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM. Grosset & Dunlap, 1936.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936, First Edition, 8vo, 216 pages, glossy frontis with 3 glossy internals, number 13 in series. Thirteen titles listed on inside front flap, 5 Dana Girls on inside rear flap, 9 Judy Bolton on back of jacket. All other issue points present. According to Farah's Guide 11th Edition, this is the 1936B-1 First Printing. Book near fine, jacket in very good++ condition. Photos upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Cape Cod Booksellers, Yarmouth, MA, U.S.A.