Author: Dixon Frank
Title: Hardy Boys Numbers 1-3
Description: Grosset & Dunlap, 1950. First Edition Later Printing. Hardcover. Hardy Boys Tower Treasurer, House on the Cliff & Secret Old Mill by Dixson Frank Grosset & Dunlap. All three are hardbacks in good condition with dust jackets. These books date from the 1940-1950 time period, reddish orange endpapers, tan covers with brown printing, dust jackets with yellow spine, and head shots of the two boys. 1. Tower Treasurer 1: 1927, hardback in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover clean, dust jacket is good and shows only slight signs of wear. 2. House on Cliff 2: 1927, hardback in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover clean, dust jacket is good and shows only slight signs of wear. 3. Secret of Old Mill 3: 1927, hardback in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover clean, dust jacket is good and shows only slight signs of wear. The Hardy Boys were the creation of Edward Stratemeyer. After answering a newspaper advertisement a Canadian newspaper writer, Leslie McFarlane, was hired by Edward Stratemeyer to ghostwrite the stories for a flat payment of $125 each, using the name Frank Dixon. The first three titles were released in May 1927. The rest is history. The brown board bindings came into use in the 1930ies and remained through the 1950ies. The dust covers changed over the years with the yellow spine remaining until the 1950ies. 45.00 '+''; document.write(m); //--> Hardy Boys Missing Chums, Hunting for Hidden Gold, Shore Road Myst. by Dixson Frank Grosset & Dunlap. All three are hardbacks in good condition with dust jackets. These books date from the 1940-1950 time period, reddish orange endpapers, tan covers with brown printing, dust jackets with yellow spine, and head shots of the two boys. 1. Missing Chums 4: 1928, hardback in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight, owners name in ink inside cover. Board cover clean, dust jacket is good and shows only slight signs of wear, has chip spine. 2. Hunting for Hidden Gold 5: 1928, hardback in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover clean, dust jacket is good and shows only slight signs of wear. 3. Shore Road Mystery 6: 1928, hardback in good condition, text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Board cover clean, dust jacket is good and shows only slight signs of wear, has small tear front. The Hardy Boys were the creation of Edward Stratemeyer. After answering a newspaper advertisement a Canadian newspaper writer, Leslie McFarlane, was hired by Edward Stratemeyer to ghostwrite the stories for a flat payment of $125 each, using the name Frank Dixon. The first three titles were released in May 1927. The rest is history. The brown board bindings came into use in the 1930ies and remained through the 1950ies. The dust covers changed over the years with the yellow spine remaining until the 1950ies. Depending on location additional shipping may be required Good/Good.

Keywords: HARDY BOYS 1-3, FRANK DIXON


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