Ghost of the Hardy Boys by McFarlane, Leslie - 1976

Godine Publisher, David R. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. New.

David R Godine Pub, 2022. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 8.27x5.51x1.06 inches.

Toronto & New York: Methuen, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Autobiography of one of the ghost writers of the Hardy Boys and other juvenile fiction books. Light edgewear on boards & spine tips, Damp spots on page top edges. Bright pictorial dust jacket has wear on the rear panel. Original price intact on the jacket flap.

Toronto: Methuen, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Quarter blue cloth, grey paper boards. 211 pp. Boards age toned, light chafing to spine ends. Offsetting to front endpapers. Dust jacket bumped to extremities.

New York: Methuen/Two Continents, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Octavo, 211 pages. Unstated first edition. Taupe boards with blue spine and gilt accents; light bumping and small stains at the bottom of the front board. Lightly foxed edges and lightly tanned pages. Price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, sunning, chips and small tears; encased in a clear, protective cover.

Toronto, New York: Methuen / Two Continents, 1976. First printing. Near fine in a very good plus jacket.. Uncommon first edition of this memoir from the ghostwriter of the early Hardy Boys books, the original Franklin W. Dixon - Leslie McFarlane. Part of the popularity and endurance of the Hardy Boys can be directly attributed to the original writer behind the house pseudonym "Franklin W. Dixon," ghostwriter Leslie McFarlane. As he writes in this book: "It was still hack work, no doubt, but did the new series have to be all that hack? There was, after all, the chance to contribute a little style. It seemed to me that the Hardy Boys deserved something better than the slapdash treatment [...] I opted for Quality." In this, his down-to-earth memoir of his writing life published the year before his death, McFarlane describes his early years as a journalist, through his years with the Syndicate, and beyond. An enduringly uncommon book - which speaks both to the ongoing popularity of the series and… Read More

USA: Methuen, 1976. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. [10], 211 pages. "In this work it is not only a ghost writer of the immortal Hardy Boys who speaks to us: here is a sensitive man who delights in recollection and his charmed readers will rejoice with him. McFarlane's (1902-77) memoirs have a special romance, lyrical and profound." - dust jacket. Book very clean, tight, bright and unmarked with slight peripheral wear. Light wear to attractively illustrated complete dust jacket, now preserved in mylar, with one-inch opening to bottom edge of front panel. An extraordinary copy of this very special life story. Gift quality. .