During the 1940s, the tathams moved to a country place they named wolf hollow, located in the hudson river valley in westchester. Trixie belden lives on crabapple farm just outside sleepyside, new york. The first six books were written by julie campbell tatham, who also wrote the ginny gordon series. Trixie belden and the gatehouse mystery book by julie campbell.
But because mark is such reliable guide to good books, i decided to pick up a trixie book to see what the fuss was about. The gatehouse mystery trixie belden book 3 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Trixie belden lot 3 whitman earliest cello books glen road. Find trixie belden and the secret of the mansion by campbell, julie at biblio.
In 2003, random house reissued the first four books of the series. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. All five books in the ginny gordon series and the first six in the trixie belden. My neighbor grew up reading trixie beldon, nancy drew and the hardy boys so i was planning to give her the book for her birthday. Trixie belden faces what promises to be a boring summer. This is virtually a picture only page and may take some time to load. Trixie is a real girl, with chores, school to attend, a little brother to babysit but lots of adventures. The pages describe each edition and feature covers and information on all the books published in that edition.
Trixie belden and the mystery of the emeralds by kathryn kenny. The first six books were written by julie campbell tatham. Julie proposed the trixie belden series and wrote the first six titles. The first six books were written julie campbell tatham, a very real author who also wrote the similar teenager mystery series ginny gordon and.
That girl who wandered around the covers of her books with uncombed curls and ratty jeans. Trixie belden 6 paperbacks books 2, 9, 26, 27, 29, 30 oval covers. With her best friend honey wheeler, they hope to one day start the belden wheeler detective agency but in the meantime, they get lots of practice solving all the exciting mysteries that take place around sleepyside. Today the rights to the series are owned by random house. The trixie belden series was first published from 1948 to 1986 by the western publishing company under the whitman and golden divisions. Random house publishing now owns the rights to trixie belden and the first four books in the series are back in print. Trixie belden book cover tshirt by tezriel redbubble. There have been eight different editions of trixie belden published in the united states between 1948 and 2003. To the left is my book cover collage of the entire trixie belden series. First of all, they went out of print in 1980, returned briefly between 1984 and 1986 with 5 new titles and with some of the earlier titles reissued in a redesigned paperback cover, and then went out of print again until random house, which had acquired golden books.
Buy trixie belden book cover by tezriel as a tshirt, classic tshirt, triblend tshirt, lightweight hoodie, fitted scoop tshirt, fitted vneck tshirt, relaxed fit tshirt, sticker, transparent sticker, glossy sticker, or. The trixie belden series was first published from 1948 to 1986 by the. Shes headed to williamsburg, virginia, to find an old plantation house, rosewood hall, that was the home to the sunderland family during the civil war. Officially trixie belden convention but called trixie camp. Donna parker special agent vintage book cover graphics image scan only. While not as well known as nancy drew, this is many girls favorite series. You can click on the covers to find out more about each edition and you can click on the title of the book to purchase the latest edition as they become available from random house. First edition list at back refers to only 31 titles in the series. Trixie belden another classic teenage girl sleuth the. Trixie is thrilled when she learns that the beldens have new neighbors, including a girl her.
Buy trixie belden book cover by tezriel as a tshirt, classic tshirt, triblend tshirt, lightweight hoodie, fitted scoop tshirt, fitted vneck tshirt, relaxed fit tshirt, sticker, transparent sticker, glossy sticker, or lightweight. Colors may vary slightly from your computer screen. Mar 23, 2020 trixie belden books were a favorite of mine as girl. In the first book she meets honey wheeler of the manor. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. You can click on the title of each book to take you to the information page about that particular title. Trixie has her heart set on buying a colt she saw at a horse show. Her older brothers are away at camp, leaving trixie with only her little brother, bobby, to play with. Tatham was born june 1, 1908, in long island, new york, and died in alexandria, virginia, on july 7, 1999. The oldest, brian, responded by drawing the covers tightly over his head and turning thumpily toward the.
But then a millionaires daughter moves into the nextdoor mansion, an old miser hides a fortune in his decrepit house, and a runaway kid starts hiding out in sleepyside. Super sleuth trixie and her sidekick honey wheeler were popular books in their time. Trixie belden books for sale in chronological order. The oval and square paperback cover formats are on a separate page. The magnet is 2x3 inches, has a mylar covered front and a superstrong flat magnet covers the entire back. The dust jacket pictures are first of the actual covers, with the jackets below. Good condition peeled spot on front cover, other wear to covers, but otherwise a clean copy. The mystery of the galloping ghost trixie belden go to book. With her best friend honey wheeler, they hope to one day start the beldenwheeler detective agency but in the meantime, they get lots of practice solving all the exciting mysteries that take place around sleepyside. Trixies summer is going to be sooo boring with her two older brothers away at camp. Bizarre, awful colors, text going every direction, and a floating shark. The trixie belden series was created by julie campbell tatham.
Trixie belden is a teenage girl who lives at crabapple farm just outside sleepysideonthehudson, new york with her parents and three brothers. The series opener, the secret of the mansion, opens at the start of the summer. Hardcover, in good condition and an original printing. The first trixie belden book, the secret of the mansion, was originally released in 1948, and new books were periodically released until 1986. If you are interested in seeing larger pictures of the trixie belden series formats dust jacket, cellophaneglossy, cameo, deluxe, plain, oval, square. Trixie belden secret of the mansion front pastedown the back is identical, except it reads back pastedown. Oval paperbacks were issued for numbers 4, square paperbacks for numbers 19, 15, 2021, 23, 26, 2930 and 3239.
Her stories reflect a time and lifestyle that has longsince disappeared from mainstream america. Includes a trixie belden short story, cartoon mysteries, minute mysteries, quizes and more. Trixie belden is the title character in a series of girl detective mysteries written between 1948 and 1986. This page contains pictures of the book covers for the first 5 hardcover formats. I believe she got it as a christmas gift from one of her sisters somewhere between 1953 and 1960. Then a runaway kid hides out in a nearby mansion and rumors fly that the mansion has a fortune hidden inside. The first printing had an ugly style of font similar to the ugly format and a book tag on the corner of the second last page, denoting title and number. The pink covers are in excellent condition, with light rubs at tips and corners but no other wear or damage.
However collecting all of the trixie belden books involves several challenges. Rumor has it that a cursed emerald necklace is buried in a secret passageway there. Last month, i found a trixie belden book on a used book counter. Trade paperback oval cover illustration by jack wacker.
In this edition, the inside cover has trixie on the right and the page is glued to the board. The mystery of the emeralds by kathryn kenny nook book. This does not occur in every book in this series, or perhaps only in different print runs. Trixie belden is a series of girl detective mysteries written between 1948 and 1986. Ive turned my favorite childhood book series into a fun magnet. Trixie belden secret of the mansion vintage book cover etsy. When trixie and honey explore an abandoned gatehouse, they discover more than dust and spiderwebs. Later on, the series was issued in trade paperback, with cover prices ranging. Comprehensive cover of the trixie belden series james keelines schoolgirl shamus paper pdf file. See more ideas about popular books, books and mystery books. Kenny, kathryn with joan bowden, mary carey and others a. The information on trixie includes many of the changes made from edition to edition, examples of trixie paraphernalia, author information, and much more. See more ideas about mystery books, childhood memories and my books. The following titles were written by various inhouse writers of western publishing under the pseudonym kathryn kenny.
Trixie belden series from keller books browse recent arrivals. To purchase older editions, visit the trixie belden. The book listing is identical to the hardcopy version. As trixie despairs, she notices horses being led to the stable at the neighboring mansion. The sixth edition published by golden press are known as oval paperbacks because of the oval illustration on the cover. See the complete trixie belden series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. This is a whitman cello picture cover edition of this book.
The first six books were written by julie campbell tatham, who also wrote the. High quality book cover inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world. Trixie belden book series 39 books all formats kindle edition from book 1. If you are looking to expand your collection of trixie beldens, or start your favorite youngster from the new generation of trixie fans out on her own collection, this is the perfect copy. In this first book of the trixie belden series, year old trixie is bemoaning the boring summer stretching out before her when honey wheeler, a millionaires daughter, moves in next door. Annual gathering of fans of the trixie belden book series.
Trixie belden was created by julie campbell in the 50s. As i read the back of the cover, imagine my glee when i realized that this was one of the few elusive trixie belden books i had not been able to find as a girl. Trixie s summer is going to be sooo boring with her two older brothers away at camp. So i checked out the first trixie adventure, the secret of the mansion. Buy a cheap copy of trixie belden and the gatehouse mystery book by julie campbell. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. You can click on the covers to find out more about each edition and you can click on the title of the book to purchase the latest edition as they become available. The series was out of print from 1986 until 2003, which is when random house began reprinting the early volumes in the series. This page contains pictures of the book covers for the oval and square paperback cover formats.
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