NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #21 - THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1944 (original 25 chapters), 1944A-1 True 1st printing book/1st printing dust jacket per Farah - Guides for $170 (Format 5/6) orange 'silhouette' (Nancy holding a magnifying glass) illustrated endpapers, blue boards with orange lettering to spine & front cover, semi-thick book with poor paper quality, wartimes conditios notice on title page (only found on the first 3 printings), 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), p.c.j.

I have a number of other hardcover Nancy Drew books up for sale. Overall a N-FINE book in N-FINE condition DJ (not price clipped) of a Nancy Drew hardcover reproduction with its original dust jacket. Dust Jacket has no chipping, tearing or creasing, no wear to spine tips, no wear to front flap crease, no edge wear (common defect with these books as wear is noticeable due to the gold edging), no soiling or staining, no dust rubbing, no spine sun fading. Book has no creased page corners, outer page edges are white with no foxing/age darkening, 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 age darkening to outer page edges, no soiling or staining to boards, no color wear or surface color tears to boards, no bumped board corners. Book and dust jacket is replica of the 1944 original printing. NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES #21 - THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC by CAROLYN KEENE (pen name of Mildred Wirt Benson), published by Applewood Books, copyright 1944 (original 25 chapters), this edition published 2005, First Printing (complete 10 - 1 numberline on copyright page) white endpapers, blue cloth boards with orange lettering to spine and front board, cover art by Russell Tandy, $17.95 price on DJ.

Nancy drew the secret in the old attic