Nancy Drew Library Editions
Red and Orange APC

The earliest APC editions have mostly red bindings with a few scattered orange examples and were likely bound during the 1950s and early 1960s before the green and white APC editions.  The cover of each book has a rough line drawing of a young-looking Nancy Drew on the front cover.  The majority of these books contain the original text.  Most surviving examples tend to have bindings that are soft at the spine, have very weakened hinges, and are in fair to poor condition.

The next earliest APC editions each have a front cover with a line drawing based on the frontispiece for The Clue of the Velvet Mask.  Most of these bindings are orange, and a few scattered examples are red.  These books contain a mixture of original and revised texts and were likely bound during the 1960s.

Type I

6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm

7. The Clue in the Diary


8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter


8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter


9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles

15. The Haunted Bridge


16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels

16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels

19. The Quest of the Missing Map

20. The Clue in the Jewel Box

25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady

28. The Clue of the Black Keys

31. The Ringmaster's Secret


32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery

34. The Hidden Window Mystery

35. The Haunted Showboat


36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion
Type II

1. The Secret of the Old Clock

2. The Hidden Staircase


2. The Hidden Staircase


3. The Bungalow Mystery


4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn


5. The Secret at Shadow Ranch

6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm

7. The Clue in the Diary


8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter


9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles

10. The Password to Larkspur Lane

11. The Clue of the Broken Locket

12. The Message in the Hollow Oak

13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

14. The Whispering Statue


15. The Haunted Bridge


16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels

17. The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk

18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion

19. The Quest of the Missing Map

20. The Clue in the Jewel Box

20. The Secret in the Old Attic

22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall

23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell

24. The Clue in the Old Album

25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall

26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady

28. The Clue of the Black Keys

29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump

30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask

31. The Ringmaster's Secret


32. The Scarlet Slipper
Mystery

34. The Hidden Window Mystery

35. The Haunted Showboat


36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

38. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon
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