Dixon author 1949 the secret of the lost tunnel hardy boys series book 29 franklin w. Hardy boys complete series set, books 166 dixon, franklin w. Pictures of every cover art of the first 66 hardy boys books. The sinister signpost hardy boys, book 15 in the original edition of a figure. The hardy boys original series the hardy boys wiki. Going further to digest books and then crossovers and spin offs. Part of this series was witches hollow, african safari and king tuts tomb.
Using plain oldfashioned methods of deduction sufficed in this series. From the original series of the hardy boys there are 58 books. The hardy boys is a creation of the stratemeyer syndicate, the creators of dozens of successful book series such as the rover boys, the bobbsey twins and tom swift, and later, nancy. Vintage original 1940s hardy boys lot of 7 franklin w. The hardy boys series was conceived by author edward stratemeyer, who first started producing youth series books in 1899 with the rover boys series. You will find that to be true of most of the original 58. For many collectors, these are the true hardy boys books. I have had a very mismatched set of original text hardy boys books since the late 1990s, but i.
The printing year 1929 boards are red, last page has an advertisment for. After a dying criminal confesses that his loot frank and joe hardy are investigating a determined to learn the secret of the old mill, eighteen yearold frank and seventeen yearold timber wolves, a. The hardy boys original series the hardy boys wiki fandom. Dixon first published in 1927, the hardy boys series has sold over 70 million copies and continues to grow as new generations discover frank and joes daring capers. The characters were created by american writer edward stratemeyer, the founder of book packaging firm stratemeyer syndicate. The hardy boys 1956 mystery of the applegate treasure all 19 episodes duration. We are very fortunate that applewood has published the original text of the first 15 hardy boys. The hardy boys mystery stories refer to the 58 volumes published by grosset and dunlap from 1927 to 1978, as well as the detective handbook. The cases of a pair of teen detective brothers and a teen girl amateur. The hardy boys was my favourite series besides harry potter when i was in elementary school. Identifying first edition hardy boys book the ebay community.
The books themselves were written by several ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym franklin w. Originally published in 1936, this 15th book in the hardy boys series continues the applewood reissues of these nostalgic classics. It should be a later printing, though still carries the original 1927. Dixon author 1950 the wailing siren mystery hardy boys series book.
The hardy boys mystery stories 158 the creative archive. The hardy boys have been americas favorite detective duo for over 75 years. The series revolves around the teenagers who are amateur sleuths, solving cases that stumped their adult counterparts. 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 hardy boys 1957 mystery of ghost farm all 12 episodes. At christmas my eightyear olds aunt bought him the first six volumes. It was originally advertised as the vanishing room the hardy boys. The original hardy boys mystery stories series ended in 2005. Hardy boys cover art the hardy boys unofficial home page.
By your description, it should rate as being in good to very good condition. Undercover brothers super mystery, the hardy boys, ring of evil, hardy boys. In this series, callie was the girlfriend, and the boys traveled around the globe, making the story even more intriguing. Now that i have finished reading the original 58 hardy boys books, i can report that my opinion of the hardy boys series has improved. The have been a total of 452 books containing the hardy boys. Hardy boys tower treasure red cloth with black shield on.
How much are the original hardy boys books worth answers. At first, the books were bound in a plain cloth cover, with cover art printed on the paper dust. The hardy boys, frank and joe hardy, are fictional characters who appear in several mystery. Now that i think about it, these books were what got me into mystery books in general. There is detailed information such as authors, illustrators, artists, plot synopses and more on every hardy boys book, including all paperback series, with full color images of the cover art for all series. Since 1996, the hardy boys unofficial home page has been the premier spot on the internet for adult collectors and fans of the hardy boys mystery books by franklin w. Reading the hardy boys books, despite their many flaws the.
Biography of the son of shirley jones and jack cassidy, a pop singer who became a teen idol and went on to star in. 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. I have a hardy boys book called the mystery of cabin island. My interest in the boys series books is lower than in the girls series. First published in 1927, the hardy boys series are mysteryadventure books depicting brothers frank and joes daring capers. Nearly all the books i read had some sort of mystery aspect to them, and even if they didnt i would inspect the book to figure out the ending as early as possibly. Like the nancy drew series, the characters were created by edward stratemeyer. Packed into the hardy boys series from 1927 to 1972 was a long list of exciting adventures. With shaun cassidy, parker stevenson, pamela sue martin, ed gilbert. A few derivatives were mustered, while the original stopped in 2005. The syndicates process for creating the hardy boys books consisted of. Revision of the hardy boys mysteries began in 1959 with the revision of tower treasure and a few other titles. What ive said before this is the 39th book in the original hardy boys mystery series which ran from 1927 to 1979 and was, along with the nancy drew, tom swift and bobbsey twins series, part of the.
While cleaning out my book shelf today i found it and. 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 the beginning of the original hardy boys series, frank is only 16 years old as opposed to 18 after the revisions between 1959 and 1974 and both he and joe want to follow. The hardy boysnancy drew mysteries tv series 19771979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Take a closer look at the hardy boys books on the shelf.