Extensive information on publishers and identifying first editions, as well as a helpful glossary, resources list, and bibliography are included. Over 325 color illustrations and hundreds more listings of every series you can think of: Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Little House on the Prairie, Boxcar Children, Lone Ranger, Alfred Hitchcock, Tom Swift, William Brown, Little Golden Books, Lassie, and many more. The listings are alphabetical by series for ease in identification. First editions are noted and priced, as are book club editions and very rare books. AUTHORBIO: Diane McClure Jones, along with author Rosemary Jones, is a noted collector and expert on children's books and young readers. She has co-authored three volumes, Collector's Guide to Children's Books, as well as Boys' & Girls' Book Series: Real World Adventures. REVIEW: Many people may remember book series from their youth. This book is a wonderful trip back in time. Nearly every page has at least one full-color photograph of a book. The glossary, explanation of abbreviations, resources, and bibliography are helpful additions to this delightful book.
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Wonderful New Book on Boys' & Girls' Book Series,
This review is from: Boys and Girls Book Series - Real World Adventures - Identification & Values (Paperback)
Brand new, year 2002 volume dedicated to these series collectibles. It contains 176 pages, filled with more than 325 excellent full color photos. Prices are 2002. There's sufficient text to answer many collector questions. Major chapters include: pricing, intro, publishers, identifying first editions, glossary, abbreviations, resources, and more. Descriptions are complete. This is an exciting collectible, that brings back many childhood memories for collectors. A very nice collector's reference.
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don't expect anything more than a list,
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I thought they're would be more than just lists of books. I was assuming they would put small snippets of what the books were about. great book if a list and price of what's out there is all you need.
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Tons of information if you need it on this topic. Provided lots of answers to my research. Even so seems like it could have been hundreds of pages longer. Lists need not be endless, though, I suppose.
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From dime novels to Harry Potter, the series novel has dominated children's publishing in this country for the last 150 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pictorial hardcover, first edition with dust jacket, plain hardcover, decorated hardcover, hardcover with gilt, orange hardcover, wraparound illustration, cloth hardcover, gray hardcover, impressed illustration, pictorial endpapers, glossy illustrated hardcover, red hardcover, cloth binding stamped, green hardcover, oversize hardcover, identifying first editions, pictorial boards, small hardcover, color plate illustrations, illustrated endpapers, blue hardcover, hardcover with dust jacket, brown hardcover, color frontispiece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, Chalet School, New York, Honey Bunch, Little Golden Books, Camp Fire Girls, Rover Boys, Girl Scouts, Lone Ranger, Boy Scout, Billy Bunter, Beverly Gray, Nancy Drew, Happy Hollisters, Sugar Creek, West Point, Boy Allies, Frank Merriwell, Random House, Ted Scott, Hardy Boys, Edward Stratemeyer, Little Girl, Frank Allen New!
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From dime novels to Harry Potter, the series novel has dominated children's publishing in this country for the last 150 years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pictorial hardcover, first edition with dust jacket, plain hardcover, decorated hardcover, hardcover with gilt, orange hardcover, wraparound illustration, cloth hardcover, gray hardcover, impressed illustration, pictorial endpapers, glossy illustrated hardcover, red hardcover, cloth binding stamped, green hardcover, oversize hardcover, identifying first editions, pictorial boards, small hardcover, color plate illustrations, illustrated endpapers, blue hardcover, hardcover with dust jacket, brown hardcover, color frontispiece Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, Chalet School, New York, Honey Bunch, Little Golden Books, Camp Fire Girls, Rover Boys, Girl Scouts, Lone Ranger, Boy Scout, Billy Bunter, Beverly Gray, Nancy Drew, Happy Hollisters, Sugar Creek, West Point, Boy Allies, Frank Merriwell, Random House, Ted Scott, Hardy Boys, Edward Stratemeyer, Little Girl, Frank Allen New!
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