"The Secret of the Old Clock" by Carolyn Keene, illustrated by Russell H. Tandy, The first title in the Nancy Drew Mystery series published by Grosset & Dunlap, copyright 1930, the printing of 1943 with War Time Conditions statement on the title page, The Quest of the Missing Map (1942) is the last title on the front flap of the dust jacket, and Dana Girls' "Portrait in the Sand" (1943) on the back flap. "Beverly Grays Problem" by Clair Blank (1943) is the last title on the back cover of the dj.

Original dust jacket [some creases and small damages: see photos], hard boards with red lettering on spine and front board; 5" x 7.3/4"; red illustrated endpapers [soiling]; frontispiece; 180 pages + 2-page publisher's list of books + 2 blanks, darkened paper, 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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