ELSIE DINSMORE

by Martha Finley

$6,000 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

New York: M.W. Dodd, 1867. First edition of the first book in the Elsie Dinsmore series, a major precursor to the Nancy Drew books. About fine. Item #39092 Rare and beautiful copy of this early young adult novel: Elsie Dinsmore attained an extraordinary prominence in the canon of girls' series books, with her adventures running to 28 books. The example of the series led to the intrepid detectives of 20th-century children's

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