# Nancy Drew Collection [Google Spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TQCWcGp3PQDu6yfGEt88xyQ5WCBpHhzmzvDvPZBHav0/edit#gid=26275199) ## Acronyms A list of acronyms I’ve come across among collectors | | | | ---- | -------------------------- | | DJ | Dust jacket | | OT | Original text | | RT | Revised text | | YSPC | Yellow spine picture cover | ## Formats - Only the first 34 books (originally published 1930–1956) were revised (1959–1975). - Original books have 25 chapters; revised books have 20 chapters - Only the first 38 books were released with dust jackets; 39–56 were yellow spine picture covers (YSPC) - Books 1–38 were later re-released with YSPC ### White Spine Dust Jacket Format - Volumes: 1–22 - Dates: 1930 – 1961 #### Subset Format 1 - Volumes 1–7 only - Dates: 1930 through early 1932 - Cover: no orange silhouette; just orange lettering - Endpapers: blank, with no orange silhouettes ### Wrap Spine Dust Jacket Format - Volumes: 1–9, 11, 23–38 - Dates: 1946–1961 ### Matte Yellow Spine Picture Cover (YSPC) Format - Volumes: 1–56 - Dates: 1962–1986 ### Glossy Flashlight Yellow Spine Picture Cover Format: - Volumes: 1–56 - Dates: 1986–Present Day ## Farah’s Guide [Farah's Guide 12th Printing](https://www.farahsbooks.com/product-page/farahs-guide-12th-printing) - By David Farah - 1st edition published in1985 - 12th edition published in 2005 - 556 pages - 2745 printings of Nancy Drew books published between 1930–1979 - Separates out pricing for books and dust jackets - Considered the authoritative text on Nancy Drew collectibles --- # # Reference - [Collecting Nancy Drew® - Anatomy](http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/anatomy.html) - [The Nancy Drew Library: Scarce Nancy Drew Books to Collect](http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/ndrarity.html) - [Farah's Guide 12th Printing](https://www.farahsbooks.com/product-page/farahs-guide-12th-printing) - [The Nancy Drew Scrapbook: 60 Years of America's Favorite Teenage Sleuth: Plunkett-Powell, Karen: 9780312098810: Books - Amazon.ca](https://www.amazon.ca/Nancy-Drew-Scrapbook-Americas-Favorite/dp/0312098812) - [Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her: Rehak, Melanie: 9780151010417: Books - Amazon.ca](https://www.amazon.ca/Girl-Sleuth-Nancy-Women-Created/dp/0151010412/ref=pd_sim_6/137-6803109-8064127?pd_rd_w=RLEHb&pf_rd_p=69c47559-7222-4606-844d-94fbea347ed3&pf_rd_r=7C4VC5540V9MJ7TM20G2&pd_rd_r=db8f35af-ef04-4f9b-bd19-dd811635afb8&pd_rd_wg=4bNc4&pd_rd_i=0151010412&psc=1) - [Nancy Drew - A Guide to the Grosset and Dunlap Editions](http://www.series-books.com/nancydrew/formats.html) - [Collecting Nancy Drew | Nancy Drew and Friends](https://exhibitions.lib.umd.edu/nancy/nancy-drews-legacy/collecting-nancy-drew) - This has a nice visual breakdown of the Farah Classifications