Carolyn Keene “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Mysterious Mannequin” Vintage Hardcover 1973A-4
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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Mysterious Mannequin
Step into the nostalgic world of teenage sleuthing with Nancy Drew Mystery Stories No. 47, *The Mysterious Mannequin*.
First published in 1970, this classic Grosset & Dunlap edition is a beloved staple of mid-century children’s mystery literature.
An ideal gift for collectors of vintage series books or those wishing to revisit the timeless charm of River Heights.
#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Carolyn Keene (Harriet Adams)
* **Illustrator:** Rudy Nappi (uncredited cover art)
* **Publisher:** Grosset & Dunlap
* **Binding:** Hardcover
* **Edition Points:** Matte pictorial boards (no dust jacket as issued). The back cover listing ends with “The Nancy Drew Cookbook” (published in 1973), Farah’s Guide to identifying Nancy Drew editions tells us this is the 1973A-4 printing.
#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Very Good (VG)
* **Cover & Spine:** Yellow spine is lightly tanned and legible. The front cover art is sharp and highly vibrant. Minor rubbing to extremities, with light wear to the corner tips, spine tail bumped.
* **Dust Jacket:** N/A (Pictorial boards as issued).
* **Text Block & Pages:** Text block is tight, outer edge is somewhat thumbed with a small liner smudge at the midway point. Pages are standard off-white/cream and free of interior markings, except for a neat Christmas 1973 inscription on the front illustrated endpaper.
* **Binding:** Tight and square. The blue-and-white multi-picture endpapers are clean and undamaged.
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Additional information
| Weight | 32 oz |
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| Dimensions | 11 × 9 × 3 in |
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