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| 1932-1937 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-10 printed from 1932 to 1937 have lime green covers. One glossy illustration occurs before the title page, and the remaining three are scattered throughout the text of the book. The dust jackets have white spines. The books have pink endpapers showing Judy on a staircase and have four glossy internal illustrations. First printings and subsequent printings of #1-7 up to around 1937 have darker pink endpapers. Printings of #1-7 from around 1937 and all printings of #8-10 have lighter pink endpapers. The books are approximately 1 1/4 inches thick and have good quality paper.
At the left, dust jacket and book style for #1-10 printed from 1932 to 1937.
At the right, the endpapers style for #1-10 printed from 1932 to 1937.
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| 1938-1939 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-12 printed from 1938 to 1939 have lime green covers and pink endpapers. All books have one glossy illustration, which is the frontispiece illustration. The dust jackets have the same design as the 1932 to 1937 jackets. The books are 1 1/4 inches thick and have good quality paper.
At the left, dust jacket and book style for #1-12 printed from 1938 to 1939.
At the right, the endpapers style for #1-12 printed from 1938 to 1939.
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| 1940-1942 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-15 printed from 1940 to 1942 have green covers and pink endpapers. #13-15 have a plain frontispiece illustration; the frontispiece for #13 resembles a newspaper photo. #1-12 have either a semi-glossy, plain, or no frontispiece illustration. The dust jackets have the same design as from 1932 to 1939. The books are slightly under 1 1/4 inch thick in 1940 and thin to approximately 1 inch in 1942. The first printing of #15 is thick with good paper while the second printing is significantly thinner and has pulp paper. The books have good quality paper until during 1942.
At the left, dust jacket and book style for #1-15 printed in 1940 to 1942.
At the right, the endpapers style for #1-15 printed in 1940 to 1942.
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| 1943-1946 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-17 printed from 1943 to 1946 have either a plain frontispiece illustration or no frontispiece illustration. All books are about 1 inch thick and have poor-quality pulp paper. All books have the wartime conditions notice until during 1946. The books rapidly transition from medium green to dark green to red during this time. The books make the transition from green to red during 1946. The first printing of #17 The Rainbow Riddle is green. The second printing of #17 is a red book with blue print, and the third printing of #17 is a red book with burgundy print. Both styles of the 1946 red books are shown at the upper right. Both 1946 red printings of #17 are often mistaken as the first printing. The green books have the pink staircase endpapers. The red books with the blue print on the cover have the blue staircase endpapers. The red books with the burgundy print on the cover have the burgundy staircase endpapers. #1-16 have the white spine dust jacket, and #17 has the wraparound spine dust jacket.
At the left from top to bottom, the white spine dust jacket style for #1-16 printed from 1943 to 1946; the wraparound dust jacket for #17; the medium green book format; and the dark green book format.
At the right from top to bottom, the two types of red books and the pink, blue, and burgundy endpapers for #1-17 printed from 1943 to 1946.
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| 1947 to 1951 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-22 printed from 1947 to 1951 have the solid red book with burgundy haunted house endpapers. The first printing of #18 The Living Portrait in 1947 has an orange-red clothlike cover. #1-16 retain the white spine dust jacket. #17 and #19-22 have the wraparound dust jacket with a spine symbol while #18 has the wraparound dust jacket without a spine symbol.
At the left from top to bottom, dust jacket style for #1-16 printed from 1947 to 1951; dust jacket for #18 on the first and all subsequent printings; dust jacket for #19 on the first and all subsequent printings.
At the right from top to bottom, the first printing book for #18; the book style for the second printing of #18 and for #1-22 printed from 1947 to 1951; endpapers style for #1-22 printed from 1947 to 1951.
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| 1952-1963 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-34 printed from 1952 to 1963 have either the rust tweed or red tweed cover. All of the books have either a plain frontispiece illustration or no frontispiece illustration. #1-32 have the burgundy haunted house endpapers, and #33-34 have the black and white haunted house endpapers.
#9-16 retain the white spine dust jacket. #1-8 are changed to the wraparound dust jacket style with a spine symbol beginning in 1952. #17 and #19-34 also have the wraparound dust jacket with a spine symbol while #18 has the wraparound dust jacket without a spine symbol. Note: #30, 31, and 33 were only printed in the tweed format and never made it to the picture cover format. #33 likely went through only one printing.
At the left from top to bottom, dust jacket style for #9-16 printed from 1952 to 1963; wraparound dust jacket style for #1-8, 17, and 19-34 printed from 1952 to 1963; the revised wraparound dust jacket for #8 The Voice in the Suitcase; and the wraparound dust jacket for #33 The Secret Quest..
At the right from top to bottom, red tweed book; rust tweed book; burgundy haunted house endpapers; and black and white haunted house endpapers.
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| 1964-1968 | ||||
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Judy Bolton #1-29, 32, and 34-38 printed from 1964 to 1968 are in the picture cover format. The spine and back cover are green. #1-29 and 32 have the burgundy haunted house endpapers, and #33-38 have the black and white haunted house endpapers. #1 was printed in the picture cover format in the original 1932 text and in the revised 1964 text. The original text has the burgundy endpapers, and the 1964 text has the black and white endpapers. The picture covers were issued in very limited quantities and are much more difficult to acquire than picture covers from other series that were issued during the same time period. Note: #30, 31, and 33 were never printed in the picture cover format.
At the left, front and back style of #1-29, 32, and 34-38 printed from 1962 to 1968.
At the right, endpapers style for #1-29, 32, and 34-38 printed from 1962 to 1968.
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| 1967-1968 | ||||
| Judy Bolton #1-4 were reprinted as paperbacks by Tempo from 1967 to 1968. A photograph of a teenage girl was used for the cover illustration, and the stories were slightly revised. |  |
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| 1976-2008 | ||||
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At various times throughout this span of years, the entire series was reprinted by Aeonian Press/Amereon House. The books are high quality cloth hardcover books that do not have dust jackets. The books measure 8 7/8 inches tall by 5 7/8 inches wide. These books were printed in a variety of colors. Some books have a small illustration on the front cover, while other books have plain front covers Even though the books were printed and bound without dust jackets, some of them do have color copy dust jackets. For a number of years, Jim Towey facilitated these reprints and provided color copy dust jackets for the books that he sold.
The images shown here are from stock photos taken from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com.
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| 1994 | ||||
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Applewood published #1 and #2 in hardcover with dust jacket in 1994. Each book is thick like the original Grosset and Dunlap editions. The copyright page identifies the book as the first printing. All four internal illustrations are printed on glossy paper and are located in the front of the book. |  |
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| 2001 | ||||
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Applewood reprinted #1 and #2 in hardcover with dust jacket in 2001. The copyright page has the number code 1098765432 to indicate the second printing. The 2001 books are less thick and darker green than the 1994 books. All four internal illustrations are printed on plain paper and are located in the front of the book. Also in 2001, Applewood published #37 and #38 in a green spine glossy picture cover edition. |
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| 2008 | ||||
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Applewood is now reprinting the entire Judy Bolton series in good quality softcover editions. Thus far, half of the series has been released, and the other half of the series will be released by the end of the year. The books are 8 5/8 inches tall by 5 5/8 inches wide. |  |
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