The hardy boys were featured in various book series and in several. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Whwhite spine dj yyellow spine dj wwrap spine dj ppicture cover click on any cover to enlarge it. In the house on the cliff, the second book in the incredibly popular, longrunning series, frank and joe hardy face off against a dangerous group of smugglers. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Eightyfive years have passed since readers first encountered both the hardy boys and their teendetective counterpart, nancy drew, yet new books continue to be released several times a year. My son read all of the hardy boys books when he was a child, so hes pleased that his son is now into them. Hardy boys starter set, the hardy boys starter set hardcover may 10 2012. It was careening from side to side on the narrow road. When i was a young boy in the late 60s i just devoured these books loaning and borrowing from classmates and utilizing the school and public libraries for. T he publishing history of the british hardy boys paperback editions is very complex.
Edward stratemeyer originally conceived and plotted the series. The hardy boys is a series of childrens mystery novels written under the house name of franklin w. Keeline although complete contract records from the stratemeyer syndicate have not yet been seen, some information about the authorship of the three principal series produced by. Dixon was leslie mcfarlane, a canadian author who contributed 19 of the first 25 books in the series. The printing year 1929 boards are red, last page has an advertisment for the don sturdy series. I have a hardy boys book called the mystery of cabin island. Would they be too old for him, compared to roald dahl.
Smart and resourceful, perceptive and clever, their brains are. Secrets from the syndicate files revealed by james d. Hardy boys complete series set, books 166 dixon, franklin w. Shop for hardy boys mysteries books online at target. 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. And i hope readers dont mind that i link to my site a lot it is noncommercial, totally on topic, and i get nothing for visits. Drifting farther from shore amid the tumultuous waves, the boys are relieved to see the lights of a yacht. Caught in their motorboat the sleuth, by a sudden storm at sea, frank and joe hardy are helpless when the engine conks out. And 1 best of the hardy boys book, classic collection vol.
Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the classic series, the hardy boys. For many collectors, these are the true hardy boys books. The hardy boys are two brothers who have what it takes to solve the case. 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. 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. This set is very good value for the money, and good wholesome adventure reading for young boys. Age appropriate reading books that arent all about. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Henty books, though they are much more meaty than the hardy boys books. Hardy boys, first edition abebooks passion for books. The hardy boys audiobooks listen to the full series. The hardy boys series, first published in 1927, has sold more than 70 million copies. In many other hardy boys books she is mentioned alive. Pictures of every cover art of the first 66 hardy boys books. This compilation includes the tower treasure, the house on the cliff, and the secret of the old mill, which first introduced these sharpeyed, cleancut young male detectives. Hardy boys tower treasure red cloth with black shield on. The hardy boys were featured in various book series and in several television shows. These beautiful hardcover facsimile editions of the original hardy boys mystery stories by franklin w. The hardy boys mystery stories 158 the creative archive. Age appropriate reading books that arent all about attitude and grossness updated on september 06, 2010.
Given the apparent randomness in which the books were published by armada, it has proved especially difficult to determine exactly how many titles were released in any given format. Can anyone help me with identifying a whether my book is a first edition. The hardy boys, frank and joe, are teenage brothers who spend their time solving mysteries. 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. The tower treasure the house on the cliff the secret of the old mill the missing chums hunting for hidden gold the shore road mystery the secret of the caves the mystery of cabin island the great airport mystery what happened at midnight while the clock. Can you guess which hardy boys book is the most popular. The series was created by edward stratemeyer of the stratemeyer syndicate. I would recommend this set to anyone wanting to collect all the hardy boys books. First published in 1927, the hardy boys series has sold over 70 million copies and. Over the years, hosts of unnamed writers have contributed to this yarn of tales to the delight of millions of mystery lovers. Dixon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I have always enjoyed the hardy boys, and to find the complete set in one place was a treat. The hardy boys by dixon, franklin w used books and rare.
Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the classic series the 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. Hardy boys starter set, the hardy boys starter set. Reading the hardy boys books, despite their many flaws the. In any case, their long history means that theres a lot to say about them.
Identifying first edition hardy boys book the ebay community. I noticed these more racist elements in the versions i read as a kideven though my copies reflected the substantial changes made by the books. Started as a way to idle away time, edward stratemeyer came up with a magnificent group of childrens mystery stories. Now with a brandnew look, this is an edition that collectors wont want to miss. Im also going to be working on finding the hardy boys series books for my son. The brothers attend high school in bayport, where they are in the same grade, but school is rarely mentioned in the books and never. The hardy boys is a series that has spanned generations of readers. Dixon, complete with loving reproductions of the nostalgic original dustjackets, are presented in a handsome commemorative slipcase.
The cost per book is also pretty low when you buy the entire set. For formula books, you really cant do much better than g. Then there was the hardy boys case files, a series that began in 1987 and contained far more action than the blue books. Tomie depaolas the popcorn book 40th anniversary edition jane austens. However, iola appears in the original continuity books which ran during and long after the casefiles series had ended. He wrote a hundred or so historical novels with very good chivalrous role models in each one.
The series ran from 1927 to 2005 and comprises 190 volumes, although some consider only the first 58 volumes of this series to be part of the hardy boys canon. Dixon was also used on the 20 volume ted scott flying stories series, 1927 to 1943, and the shortlived 19921993 tom swift crossover ultra thriller series. I viewed this as my older brothers hardy boys series. After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed in the tower, the hardy boys make an astonishing discovery. For the first time ever, the first three books of the famed hardy boys series are available in one volume. Boys learn a little hostory and also good manners in these books. He is very advanced and has been reading since he was 2. Hardy boys, fictional brothers frank and joe hardy, the teenage protagonists of a series of american juvenile mystery novels first published in 1927. First published in 1927, the hardy boys series are mysteryadventure books depicting brothers frank and joes daring capers.
The stories are original and unedited, just as they first appeared in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The books looked less interesting to me than the blue books, so i never read them. Hardys investigation of a ruthless gang of terrorists, frank and joe witness an explosion in the sky near. Books similar to hardy boys complete series set books 166. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Hardy boys cover art the hardy boys unofficial home page. The longestrunning series of books to feature the hardy boys is the hardy boys mystery stories, sometimes also called the hardy boys mysteries. Dixon,the book is about two brothers joe hardy and frank hardy have to find out where a load of rifles were loaded on to a wailing ship that got away because the harrys mother boat ran out of gas. In the hardy boys casefiles first book, dead on target, she is killed by a car bomb meant for frank and joe.
Join the hardy boys for mysterysolving action in a boxed set of the first four books in this new take on the classic series. Hes almost through the entire roald dahl collection. 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. See the complete the hardy boys series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.