HARDY BOYS (Franklin W Dixon) Hardback Book Title List

The HARDY BOYS Mystery books are one of the most popular Children's Series Books of all time. Written by many authors under the name Franklin W Dixon, this series was first published by Grosset & Dunlap. Many of the titles were written by Leslie McFarlane.

When you pick up a copy of a Hardy Boys book, or any Grosset & Dunlap Children's book, the copyright date on the page does not always indicate when the book was printed. Grosset & Dunlap did not change the copyright each time the book was re-printed. A better indication of the book's age is the number of titles in the series and in other book series printed inside the book, on the dustjacket, or on the back of the book (for the picture cover copies). Hardy Boys books were re-written and updated in the 1950's-1960's, so a newer copyright date on an older title can also give you an idea of when the book was printed.

One of the well known guides for the Hardy Boys Series is "Hardy and Hardy Investigations." by Tony Carpentieri Many times you will see the "Guide" number of the book in an auction description. It indicates the year the book was printed, and the printing number of the book. So a book with a guide number of 1948A-13 was printed in 1948 and was the 13th printing of that title.

Books from #1 to #40 were printed in both dustjacket and picture cover editions. Books #41 to #58 were printed only in picture cover editions. The dustjackets were either in Yellow Spine dustjackets or Wrap dustjackets, both referring to the spine of the dustjacket. The boards of the book started out in a smooth red color, changed to a smooth brown, then to a brown tweed.

The titles printed in Hardback for the Hardy Boys Series are:#1 The Tower Treasure 1927#2 The House on the Cliff 1927#3 The Secret of the Old Mill 1927#4 The Missing Chums 1928#5 Hunting for Hidden Gold 1928#6 The Shore Road Mystery 1928#7 The Secret of the Caves 1929#8 The Mystery of Cabin Island 1929#9 The Great Airport Mystery 1930#10 What Happened at Midnight 1931#11 While the Clock Ticked 1932#12 Footprints under the Window 1933#13 The Mark on the Door 1934#14 The Hidden Harbor Mystery 1935#15 The Sinister Sign Post 1936#16 A Figure in Hiding 1937#17 The Secret Warning 1938#18 The Twisted Claw 1939#19 The Disappearing Floor 1940#20 The Mystery of the Flying Express 1941#21 The Clue of the Broken Blade 1942#22 The Flickering Torch Mystery 1943#23 The Melted Coins 1944#24 The Short-Wave Mystery 1945#25 The Secret Panel 1946#26 The Phantom Freighter 1947#27 The Secret of Skull Mountain 1948#28 The Sign of the Crooked Arrow 1949#29 The Secret of the Lost Tunnel 1950#30 The Wailing Siren Mystery 1951#31 The Secret of Wildcat Swamp 1952#32 The Crisscross Shadow 1953#33 The Yellow Feather Mystery 1954#34 The Hooded Hawk Mystery 1954#35 The Clue in the Embers 1955#36 The Secret of Pirate's Hill 1956#37 The Ghost at Skeleton Rock 1957#38 The Mystery at Devil's Paw 1959#39 The Mystery of the Chinese Junk 1960#40 Mystery of the Desert Giant 1961#41 The Clue of the Screeching Owl 1962#42 The Viking Symbol Mystery 1963#43 The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior 1964#44 The Haunted Fort 1965#45 The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge 1966#46 The Secret Agent on Flight 101 1967#47 The Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 1968#48 The Arctic Patrol Mystery 1969#49 The Bombay Boomerang 1970#50 Danger on Vampire Trail 1971#51 The Masked Monkey 1972#52 The Shattered Helmet 1973#53 The Clue of the Hissing Serpent 1974#54 The Mysterious Caravan 1975#55 The Witchmaster's Key 1976#56 The Jungle Pyramid 1977#57 The Firebird Rocket 1978#58 The Sting of the Scorpion 1979Unnumbered: Detective Handbook 1959

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