Keene, Carolyn, The Clue in the Jewel Box #20 (1943, Grosset & Dunlap). Book ghostwritten by Mildred Wirt Benson. Book Condition: Hardcover in very good condition with blue cover with orange titles and silhouette of Nancy with a magnifying glass on cover. Produced during WWII, the paper is of poorer quality than other first editions but all pages are tight and clean, only darkened by age. Previous owner's name on inside front cover and some neat coloring of Nancy's dress in b/w frontispiece. 216 pages with red top edge, illustrated endpapers in orange. DJ is in good condition with brightly colored illustration on cover and some small retailer tears along top and bottom of edges. The list of Nancy Drew titles at inner flap ends with The Secret in the Old Attic (21st title, 1944). Rear flap lists Dana Girls Mysteries to The Portrait in the Sand (#10, 1943). Back DJ has Judy Bolton Mysteries listed through The Mark on the Mirror (#15, 1942).
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Product code: The Clue in the Jewel Box by Carolyn retailer Keene