The Secret of Collecting Girls' Series Books

by John Axe

Titles in adventure series such as Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Beverly Gray, Kay Tracy, Penny Parker and Ruth Fielding have been brought together into this guide so that readers can identify rarities,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875885772
• ISBN13: 9780875885773
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Hobby House Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Informative and eye catching

John has put together a book packed with information and beautiful pictures. Confused about the various art covers on Girks' series books? Problem solved. John does an excellent job explaining the different covers and each one is illustrated in beautiful color photographs. Buy it for the information. Share it for the photographs. The pictures alone make this a great book for the coffee table. Even non collectors will enjoy seeing the beautiful dust jackets from the books they enjoyed as children.Worth so much more than the price. John presents his material in a straight forward easy to understand format. John's book is a must have for serious collectors, but non collectors will enjoy it just as much.I bought it, and I love it. The only regret I have is I wish I would have bought it sooner.

Worth the price for the pictures alone

The title of this book may mislead some readers to believe that it covers many girls' series books, when in reality it covers only the following: Nancy Drew, Judy Bolton, Kay Tracey, Beverly Gray, Penny Parker, and Ruth Fielding. (The subtitle of the book indicates that these series are featured, but it is still not necessarily clear that they are the only series in the book.) That being said, this book is clearly a labor of love by a person who knows what he's talking about. There is intelligent discussion on collecting books, cleaning old books, estimating values, and different formats.And then... the pictures. This book includes full color photographs of all the book covers in their various incarnations. For instance, on one page are placed the FOUR different covers for Nancy Drew's "The Clue of the Broken Locket." It's fun to see how the covers evolved over the years, and the author offers much historical information about the cover artists, the Stratemeyer Syndicate in general, and the various editions in which the books have been offered. The other series mentioned above are treated in a similar manner. Overall this is an attractively designed book that can give pleasure whether you browse leisurely or read closely. Enjoy!