I've been to just about every antique shop and used book store I can think of, looking for Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames and Vickie Barr -- and Judy Bolton, after reading a few of those from the library. She just might be my new favorite mystery heroine.
The one series I was absolutely not interested in collecting? Of course that's the one I found sitting on a shelf at the Friends of the Library bookstore...
I don't have anything against the Bobbsey Twins, they just haven't captured my imagination (yet) like the other series have. And I've already downloded most of these for my Kindle...
But I couldn't not bring them home, not when they were a dollar each and buy-one-get-one-free.
According to this site on Bobbsey Twins formats, these editions date from about 1927, which gives them that cool "they're from when our house was new" vibe. Actually, the more I look at these, the more I want to curl up and read them, especially The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City. I want to find out what a trip to the big city would have been like in a storybook written in 1917.
This post is linked to Time Travel Thursday, Treasure Hunt Thursday, and Vintage Thingie Thursday.
7 comments:
I adored The Bobbsey Twins -- they'll pull you in in no time!!! Enjoy your fabulous find! :)
I don't remember the Bobsy Twins books, but my mother used that term often. Perhaps she read those books! My favorite books when I was young were the Betsey, Tacey and Tibb books. Do you know of those?
The Bobbsey Twins were okay. The Hardy Boys were good. Nancy Drew was the bomb! I just picked up the 1st book to reread...and begin the *original* series again. Waiting impatiently for Fat Quarter Shop to get the fat quarter bundle of the fabric!
I didn't realize the Bobbsey Twin books were written in the 1920's. I read them as a kid in the late 40's and have always assumed that was when they were written. Nancy Drew was also a favorite.
I liked The Bobbsey Twins but I really loved Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys.
I am introducing my 6 year old granddaughter who is a wonderful reader to Nancy this Christmas. And perhaps when she turns 7 in June. Anne ao Green Gables
What a lucky find!
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