Scarce 1st HC/DJ Nancy Drew 38 Haunted Showboat 1958 A1

1st printing book and dust jacket

Farah 1958 A1

of

Nancy Drew #35

The Haunted Showboat

.
by "Carolyn Keene"

Rear jacket flap lists to Nancy Drew #35, Haunted Showboat

Rear jacket panel has Dana Girls ad for #1 Light of the Study Lamp

Internal list of Nancy Drew and Dana Girl titles lists to

#35 Drew, Haunted Showboat

#19 Dana Girl, Winking Ruby

Digger endpages; format #15, the last of the titles to use this format.

Both book and jacket 1958 A1 per Farah's authoritative bibliography

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1958.  1^st  printing.   184  p.

A handsome example of the uncommon true 1st printing in 1st state wraparound  dust jacket illustrated from a painting by Rudy Nappi. Snug and solid with sharp corners and immaculate externals. Top stain is perfect Prior owner name penciled neatly along the top edge of the blank reverse of the illustrated front end page. She has dated her signature July 22, 1958. Dust jacket is sharp and clean with spots of rub at corners and spine ends. Very mild loss of color along the front flap crease. Front flap corner clipped. A very attractive copy.

Very nearly Fine in VG++ dustjacket