The hardy boys have been americas favorite detective duo for over 75 years. The hardy boys or the hardy boys mystery stories is the original hardy boys series. The hardy boys books titles, covers, and more hardy and drew. There will be new covers for the first four books of the hardy boys series available the 3rd of may in 2016. The hardy boys original series the hardy boys wiki.
Hardy boys complete series set books 166 hardcover oct. The hardy boys, the clue of the screeching owl by franklin w. Classic book cover for a hardy boysnancy drew style book book. Over the years, hosts of unnamed writers have contributed to this yarn of tales to the delight of millions of mystery lovers.
A detailed written account of the period spanning 1950 through to 2006, with emphasis on the publishers, book formats and artist bibliographies. Facsimile dust jackets llc is the sole funding for mark terrys dust jacket archive project. When the hardy boys series began in 1927, the books were bound in a plain. Looking at amazons rankings, ill note that the most popular one there is the most popular one on my site. Reading the hardy boys books, despite their many flaws the. Pictures of every cover art of the first 66 hardy boys books. Whwhite spine dj yyellow spine dj wwrap spine dj ppicture cover click on any cover to enlarge it. First published in 1927, the hardy boys series are mysteryadventure books depicting brothers frank and joes daring capers. Under the window, and the haunted fort, which are brought to life with vibrant cover art and. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
Many of the stratemeyer syndicates records are incomplete or lost, but estimates suggest that by 1975 nancy drew book sales had topped 60 million, hardy boys sales were over 50 million, and the. When i was a young boy in the late 60s i just devoured these books loaning and borrowing from classmates and utilizing the school and public libraries for volumes no one else had. Hardy boys books are longer than 50 pages long, but not by a whole bunch. Dixon author 1949 the secret of the lost tunnel hardy boys series book 29 franklin w. 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. Choose from hard or soft cases featuring superbright, highquality prints that wont fade. The mystery of cabin island the hardy boys book 8 franklin w.
Yet it is the charming and compelling female protagonist which has made this book. We believed optimistically that laurie was a reformed character. By your description, this one sounds like its in very good to near excellent condition. The following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total. This series rebooted in 2016 as the hardy boys clue book series. The hardy boys, frank and joe, are teenage brothers who spend their time solving mysteries. Gallery a pictorial guide to the 520 british hardy boys editions and cover formats. Dixon author 1951 the secret of wildcat swamp hardy boys series book 31 franklin w. Adult books show all 280 books the homosexual uprising, book 1.
Calm music for meditation, sleep, healing therapy, spa duration. The most common hardy boys book cover material is paper. In contrast to nancy drew, who typically solves her cases alone and is almost always featured alone on the covers of her books, the hardy boys rarely singlehandedly solve their mysteries. Now, for the first time, you can purchase all sixtysix.
Ever since the first volume was published in 1927, created by edward stratemeyer from new jersey under the pseudonym franklin w. Hardy boys cover art the hardy boys unofficial home page. The hardy boys is a series that has spanned generations of readers. 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. At two, though obviously brilliant and a handsome rascal like his uncle, there is some time before he will venture into the wonderful world of series books. How much hardy boys books worth, very good condition 1927,1928. The series lasted 127 novels, including two trilogies, making it the second longest hardy boys novel series, behind only the 190 volume. Front cover design canon when the hardy boys series began in 1927, the books were bound in a plain cloth cover, with cover art printed on the paper dust jacket. I would like to have a set of white spine hardy boys books in dust jackets. I feel these dust jackets are an important part of our culture. Sometimes its turned out to be surprisingly valuable.
There have been over 120 different cover arts used on the original hardy boys series. From 1953 to 1979 rudy nappi illustrated over 60 hardy boys covers. At christmas my eightyear olds aunt bought him the first six volumes, because she remembered. Dixons name isnt spelled in all caps a first for a hardy boys cover. Popular hardy boys books meet your next favorite book. 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. Instead, the brothers team up not only with each other, but with their father and their friends, operating in what has been the basic unit of male. The hardy boys books titles, covers, and more hardy. I told my husband, on the last day of lauries confinement, that actually one good scare like that could probably mark a child for life, and my husband pointed out that kids frequently have an instinctive desire to follow the good example rather than the bad, once they find out which is which. Does it not appear on every compulsory reading list in high school.
Started as a way to idle away time, edward stratemeyer came up with a magnificent group of childrens mystery stories. History the publication history of the hardy boys in great britain and the commonwealth. Three new titles are published yearly as paperback books and ebooks. Basically, if i can get my hands on a hardy boys book, im going to read it. Classic book cover for a hardy boysnancy drew style book. The hardy boys casefiles the hardy boys wiki fandom. Dixon author 1950 the wailing siren mystery hardy boys series book 30 franklin w. Do detective work before selling your hardy boy books. Square, close to tight copy with previous owner name in ink on inside front cover, pages are offwhite with a faint moisture type stain on upper margin of first and last page, creases on both covers. That book is the red book that can be seen on the far left of the first photograph of my hardy boys books with dust jackets. Their ofteninept father, fenton, is also a detective.
This format is found on the original covers of volumes 47 and 48. The mayor of casterbridge might be hardys best novel, but far from the madding crowd undoubtedly is the bestknown one. Hardy boys tower treasure red cloth with black shield on. Available for the first time in one complete collection only at. The book that the cover will be designed for is a nancy drewhardy boys style book called mai day mysteries. The second book, the missing chums,was the fourth book in the hardy boys series.
A couple years ago i was really into the hardy boys series so my uncle gave me one of his hardy boy books from when he was young. And each of those pages is a hardy boys page, as described above. See more ideas about books for boys, boys and cover art. The hardy boys the cover art of childrens series books. It covers three friends that set off to investigate a strange, green face that has been seen around their neighborhood and the adventure they get in. See more ideas about hardy boys, books, book humor. Hardy boys complete series set books 166 the hardy boys. Adult books show all 280 books greenleaf classics books. I always love having an appraiser look at my stuff. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Vintage hardy boys 58 book picture cover collection mostly 1st pcs. My goal is to scan and archive images of as many vintage dust jackets as i can. Hardy boys complete series set, books 166 hardcover october 20, 2006. After 26 years with no new titles added to the series, in 2005. Can you guess which hardy boys book is the most popular. It features the hardy boys, frank and joe, as gradeschool detectives. Im not sure if it is supposed to come with a dustjacket but the copy i have does not. Theyre durable enough to prevent breakage, yet slim and lightweight. Collector covers of hardy boys and nancy drew books to be. Hardy boys tower treasure red cloth with black shield on frontcvr 1927a1 true 1st edition, 1st printing, this is the one that started it all. The iconic blue back cover in the corner of the puzzle is sure to stir memories of checking the list for book titles to read. A complete matte blue spine hardy boys set despite the picture, my two year old nephew caleb is not quite ready to read the hardy boys yet. Frank and joe hardy are brothers and detectives that have different adventures and solve crimes. Has it not recently been turned into a film with the most dashing flemish actor of the moment.
Oh, and if you want to buy a copy of my book, here ya go. Even so, you wont find any incomplete hardy boys books. Media in category the hardy boys book covers the following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total. The series was created by edward stratemeyer of the stratemeyer syndicate.
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