"The Clue in the Old Stagecoach" by Carolyn Keene, illustrated by Russell H. Tandy, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. First Edition, First Printing [Farah 1960A-1].

The first printing of the thirty-seventh Nancy Drew mystery. The lists on the first page gives 37 Nancy Drew titles with "The Clue in the Old Stagecoach" being the last, and 21 Dana Girls titles. Page 180 lists draft title "The Secret of the Fire Dragon"

Original first state dust jacket is present:
Front dust jacket flap has "100100" on top; both front and back dust jacket flaps have "100-150" on bottom. The lists on the back flap gives 37 Nancy Drew titles with The Clue in the Old Stagecoach being the last, and 21 Dana Girls on the back cover of dj.

Original dust jacket [some creases and small damages: see photos]; the dust jacket is protected in clear mylar cover, hard boards with black lettering on spine and front board [some wear]; 5" x 7.3/4"; illustrated endpapers; frontispiece; 180 pages + 1 blank, dark stain on the vertical margin of the first 10 pages including title [see photos], very good condition.

The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories is the long-running "main" series of the Nancy Drew franchise, which was published under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. There are 175 novels-- plus 34 revised stories — that were published between 1930 and 2003 under the banner; Grosset & Dunlap published the first 56, and 34 revised stories, while Simon & Schuster published the series beginning with volume 57.

Mildred Wirt Benson is credited with writing 23 of the first 30 novels in the series. Other authors contributed as well, but in 1959, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet Adams, began rewriting the earlier books in the series, sometimes substituting entirely new plots while retaining the same title.

Russell Haviland Tandy (1891-1963) was an American illustrator, best known for his cover art for early editions of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series.

Tandy was a friend of Edward Stratemeyer, whose Stratemeyer Syndicate created several series of books for young readers. When Stratemeyer approached Grosset & Dunlap with his concept for Nancy Drew in 1930, he submitted dust jacket art by both Tandy and Ernest Townsend for the publishing house's consideration. They selected Tandy, who from 1930 until 1949 illustrated the first twenty-six books in the series (except the eleventh title), contributing both cover and internal artwork. Tandy was responsible for illustrating several Hardy Boys titles and two volumes in the Beverly Gray series, as well as other series featuring characters written for young readers.

In addition to his work for children's literature, Tandy worked for department stores as a fashion illustrator.

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