{"product_id":"the-message-in-the-hollow-oak-good-coll","title":"The MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK- GOOD, COLL","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThis is a classic piece of vintage Americana: \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eNancy Drew #12: \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\"\u003eThe Message in the Hollow Oak\u003c\/i\u003e, written under the house pseudonym Carolyn Keene.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eEdition \u0026amp; Printing Identification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThis book is a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"\u003eWar-Era reprint printed in late 1943\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Cover \u0026amp; Binding (Format 3):\u003c\/b\u003e The medium blue cloth with the orange silhouette of Nancy looking through her magnifying glass was used from 1932 to 1945. However, notice the thickness of the book—it is notably thinner than the chunky 1.25-inch texts of the 1930s. This is due to WWII wartime paper rationing, which forced publishers to use thinner, lighter-weight paper stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Endpapers:\u003c\/b\u003e It features the iconic \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"38\"\u003eOrange Silhouette endpapers\u003c\/b\u003e (used from 1932 to 1945), showing silhouettes of Nancy in various sleuthing poses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Christmas 1943 Inscription \u0026amp; Stamps:\u003c\/b\u003e A wonderful piece of provenance! The handwritten inscription reads \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"108\"\u003e\"Patty and Marion, Christmas 1943\"\u003c\/i\u003e. Right below it, the original owner pasted three \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"192\"\u003e1943 Christmas Seals\u003c\/b\u003e (the annual fundraising stamps issued by the National Tuberculosis Association). The artwork on those exact stamps—a child looking up at Santa's sleigh—was designed by artist Rudolf Leschnik specifically for the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"425\"\u003e1943 campaign\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Frontispiece:\u003c\/b\u003e The illustration facing the title page is printed on \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"71\"\u003eplain paper\u003c\/b\u003e (integral to the text layout) rather than on glossy, coated paper. Grosset \u0026amp; Dunlap phased out glossy frontispieces for titles 1 through 17 right around mid-1943 to conserve materials for the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47721557721251,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/6831\/6835\/files\/20260529_130336.jpg?v=1780156810","url":"https:\/\/kicksmixbooks.store\/products\/the-message-in-the-hollow-oak-good-coll","provider":"Kicks Mix Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}