Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Bobbsey twins in country by laura lee hope, first edition. Harriet stratemeyer adams and nancy axelrad her personal assistant at the time took an eclipse cruise but, when they returned, the publisher was more interested in a new bobbsey title. Under his syndicate lilian garis wrote as laura lee hope. Jun 18, 2009 also the first book the bobbsey twins was reprinted by chattertonpeck second edition. The books related the adventures of the children of the uppermiddleclass bobbsey family, which included two sets of fraternal twins. Notice that the sellers book does have mershon on the spine.
Bobbsey twins books i had so many happy hour spent with freddie, flossie, nan and bert i still have about 20 of these books in the attic. These are 2 custom order journals, both made with the covers from bobbsey twins books. The bobbsey twins tales recount the adventures of the bobbseys, a family blessed with two sets of fraternal twins. Merry days indoors and out, the bobbsey twins in the country, the bobbsey twins at the seashore, and several more. The reason you have to look at all the book lists is because you may have different dates for different series. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Conover island, a private island on the hudson river, near the town of river edge time of year. These were good books to read and a series of books.
Cloth clothbound generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. These pictures links to jennifers series books excellent writeup. This can clearly be seen in the photo at the bottom of the description. The bobbsey twins mystery at meadowbrook bobbsey twins, book 7 hope, laura lee on. This page is meant to help identify and date what you have, plus open up your mind to what is out there for the bobbsey twins collector. The bobbsey twins at school by laura lee hope hardcover. These mershon and chattertonpeck bobbsey twins books are very scarce. Porter, pollyannas jewels, pollyanna of the orange blossoms, pollyannas debt of. The second book, the bobbsey twins in the country is set at the beginning of the following summer. Nan and bert, who were 12 years old, and flossie and freddie, who were six.
Hardback, with dust jacket cedar camp is collectible hardback book, very nice condition. Bobbsey twins in the purplespine pictorial cover format. Their adventures often involve solving a mystery, and take them to many locations in the united states and overseas. The first of 72 books were published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992. The bobbsey family consists of the father, richard, a successful lumber merchant, the mother, mary a stayathome mom, bert and nan, the older of two sets of fraternal twins, and flossie and freddie, the younger twins. Click on any the new bobbsey twins book cover to see other covers for that title. The bobbsey twins carry on and on and on the new york times. This book was considerably smaller than the familiar formats of later editions and was a poor seller. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked childrens books every 1, 2, or 3 months at 40% off list price. A great story demonstrating that nothing is impossible and to never give up. Jun 03, 2004 the bobbsey twins secret at the seashore is an extraordinary book and is the best one ive read so far lets see what more there is but i find that it could be more interesting than that it should have more mystery in it so that it can make the reader go wow the person they thought that would do it never did it but apart from that it was wonderful like omg kiss kiss love bobbsey twins books. The bobbsey twins are going on vacation to new york. Buy the bobbsey twins by laura lee hope online at alibris.
Bert and nan, the oldest pair had dark brown hair and brown eyes. The bobbsey twins of lakeport by laura lee hope goodreads. The first volume was written in 1904 and the series was rewrittenupdated in the. Unfollow books bobbsey twins to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. See the complete original bobbsey twins series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. You can complete a collection very inexpensively if youre not picky about formats. Antiquarian books search find out of print books, rare books, second hand books for book collectors. The bobbsey twins take a trip to visit their aunt, uncle, and cousins at their farm in meadowbrook where they get to attend the local auction and explore the countryside.
I certainly remember reading the bobbsey twin books. The cover used in these books was different from the grosset and dunlap covers published first in 1908. Find great deals on ebay for bobbsey twins books and bobbsey twins books lot. In this volume, the twins find plenty of funand a little bit of troubleright in their own backyard. Nearly a century old, it was mainly produced by the stratemeyer syndicate, a company founded by edward stratemeyer 18631930 in 1905 to develop series books and offer them to publishers. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. See more ideas about twins, books and childrens books. If you collect the bobbsey twins, then you probably already know that the series is. The project gutenberg ebook, the bobbsey twins, by laura lee hope this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The bobbsey twins is probably the series with the longest run of publication. Bobbsey twins in the purplespine pictorial cover format the titles in bold v.
Garis 1873 1954 the second book in the bobbsey twins series finds the two sets of twins experiencing life in the country during the first part of their summer vacation from school. Meet the bobbsey twins two sets of twins in a single family. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of american children novels, penned under the pseudonym laura lee hope. Today, for kicks, i thought id read through the first book in the series, the bobbsey twins of lakeport. The project gutenberg ebook of the bobbsey twins, by laura. The bobbsey twins at the county fair by hope, laura lee condition. If you collect the bobbsey twins, then you probably already know that the series is not very collectable unfortunately.
More than likely, its worth very little due to the fact that the bobbsey twins are not a very collectable series. Bobbsey twins books i knew these books inside and out. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of american childrens novels, penned under the pseudonym laura lee hope. Hope, laura lee 3 book setseries the bobbsey twins at cedar camp. When their cousins prized bull goes missing, the twins search for clues to find the bull and catch the thieves. The bobbsey twins at the county fair by hope, laura lee. The bobbsey twins at the county fair by laura lee hope. The bobbsey twins in the country by laura lee hope free ebook. The bobbsey twins mystery at meadowbrook bobbsey twins. The bobbsey twins at school by laura lee hope free ebook. The earliest bobbsey books are mainly episodic strings of adventures. Nov 10, 2009 bobbsey twins formats mershon was the first publisher of the bobbsey twins series and according to james keeline, the book was a poor seller which means that few copies exist.
The bobbsey twins and the big river mystery growing up. If interested in some nice material from this author, please check sellers other listing. The bobbsey twins at the seashore by laura lee hope alibris. Nan, bert, freddie, flossie and the other familiar inhabitants of the 83yearold. Meet the bobbsey twins wonder books with washable covers story by laura lee hope. Bobbsey twins complete series set, 112 laura lee hope on. It was possibly reprinted by the stitt company in 1905 but positive evidence on this is lacking. Juvenile series from the stratemeyer syndicate describing the adventures of twins bert and nan bobbsey, usually age 12, and their younger siblings, twins freddie and flossie bobbsey, usually age 6. Clothbound generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
The book covers are red and show some wear to the outside corners and edges due to storage. The bobbsey twins carry on and on and on the new york. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, quantify the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of american childrens novels, penned under the pseudonym laura lee hope. Dec 28, 2005 the project gutenberg ebook, the bobbsey twins, by laura lee hope this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
It still features freddie and flossie and bert and nan. Though a common name now it was not common when she was born in 1926. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Click on any the new bobbsey twins book cover to see other. Buy the bobbsey twins at the seashore by laura lee hope online at alibris. The bobbsey twins are the longest running series of books for children.
With this series, the title became the new bobbsey twins. Their stay with their aunt, uncle and cousins on their farm in meadow brook is filled with. The secret at the seashore is a complete rewrite of the book dating to 1961. Vintage girl sleuth book coverthe bobbsey twins50s favorite. The bobbsey twins at the seashore is the original version of this book from 1907. Laura lee hope the bobbsey twins or merry days indoors and out hard cover 5 out of 5 stars 1 product rating 1 product ratings laura lee hope the bobbsey twins or merry days indoors and out hard cover. I picked up a few from the series at our local used book. More information about this seller contact this seller 19. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992.
This volume includes a detailed biography of our author, edward stratemeyer. Get the best deals on bobbsey twins when you shop the largest online. The bobbsey twins mystery at meadowbrook bobbsey twins, book 7. Bobbsey twins was just one of the many classic books i enjoyed growing up. The bobbsey twins by laura lee hope, paperback barnes. They are looking for a mans longlost brother and sister. This book was considerably smaller than the familiar formats of later editions and.
The secret at the seashore by laura lee hope, the bobbsey twins of lakeport by laura lee hope, the bobbsey twins adventu. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the stratemeyer. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. There are some exceptionsprintings or editions which still bring a decent amount of money, but even those values have significantly decreased over the past 10 years, due to markets. The complete series list for the bobbsey twins laura lee hope. Also the first book the bobbsey twins was reprinted by chattertonpeck second edition. Well, bert, what weve got is the new bobbsey twins, a book series being published with formidable fanfare. The bobbsey twins a family of kids and what kids can get into trouble.
Im listing a large set of bobbsey twins book, most with a generic dust jacket. For example, if you have a copy of the bobbsey twins at school, and it lists to a book that was printed in 1927, you cannot have a 1st edition, because the 1st edition was printed in 19. It still features freddie and flossie and bert and nan home. Ill add formats below, but currently since i dont have cover stock as a factor in formats. Aug 17, 1987 well, bert, what weve got is the new bobbsey twins, a book series being published with formidable fanfare. The bobbsey twins in the country, the bobbsey twins on blueberry island, the bobbsey twins on the deep blue sea, the bobbsey twins in the great west, the bobbsey twins at cloverbank, the bobbsey twins at lighthouse point laura lee hope, pollyanna, pollyanna grows up eleanor h. The bobbsey twins at the seashore by laura lee hope. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, the last in 1979.
Get the best deals on bobbsey twins when you shop the largest online selection at. This book has a wonderful beach scene on the cover that just invites you to open it up and start to read. I am excited to have found a lot of them free on kindle and have started reading them. I found your blog looking for dust covers for happy hollisters, bobbsey twins and nancy drew for a doll house hobby. The bobbsey twins of lakeport laura lee hope book 1 hardcover vintage 1961. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing. The book and inside text are in new and unread condition. The bobbsey twins series in order laura lee hope fictiondb. This is the first book in the series and introduces us to two twin sets of siblings.
Unfollow bobbsey twins books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf sunned damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of childrens novels, penned under the pseudonym laura lee hope. Bobbsey twins formats mershon was the first publisher of the bobbsey twins series and according to james keeline, the book was a poor seller which means that few copies exist. The bobbsey twins the cover art of childrens series books. The older set of twins are bert and nan age around 8. The titles in italics 35, 38, 4246 original text only are very hard to find in pictorial cover format since they were discontinued in 1974. The bobbsey twins at snow lodge stratemeyer syndicate pseudonym laura lee hope, title number 5 showing a popular hardcover dust jacket featuring. The bobbsey twins secret at the seashore is an extraordinary book and is the best one ive read so far lets see what more there is but i find that it could be more interesting than that it should have more mystery in it so that it can make the reader go wow the person they thought that would do it never did it but apart from that it was wonderful like omg kiss kiss love bobbsey twins books.
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