#18 The Mystery of the Shrinking House
By William Arden (Dennis Lynds), 1972.
First Printed: 1972
Cover Art: Ed Vebell
Internal Illustrations: Jack Hearne
ISBN's: Trade Ed. 0-394-82482-2; GLB 0-394-92482-7
Trade Edition First Printing Identifier: Lists to "The Mystery of the Nervous Lion" on the back cover.
Other Trade Edition First Printing Traits:
- Matte cover finish
- Blue graveyard endpapers
Random House First Paperback Edition
First Printed: 1978
Cover Art: Stephen Marchesi
Internal Illustrations: Jack Hearne
ISBN: 0-394-83777-0
First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 number line on the copyright page.
Notes: There were 9 Printings of this title with the Marchesi cover art in this edition printed between 1978 and 1980/81. With the 10th Printing, below, the new Robert Adragna cover art was used.
"Hitchcock Cover" Paperback
First Printed: Circa 1981 (10th Printing)
Cover Art: Robert Adragna
Internal Illustrations: Jack Hearne
ISBN: Same as Marchesi Cover above
Earliest Printing Identifier: 0 number line on the copyright page which signifies that this is the 10th Printing of the Random House First Paperback Edition.
Notes: The list inside the back cover of this book suggests that it was first printed in 1981, but I suspect that 1983 is a more likely date for two reasons: the high number of printings with the Marchesi cover and the extreme scarcity of copies of this book. I'm aware of only one print run.
Scholastic Book Services Paperback Edition
First Printed: February 1982
Cover Art: Charles Liese
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-590-30327-9
First Printing Identifier: 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line on the copyright page.
Random House Revised Paperback Edition
"Keyhole Cover"
First Printed: 1984
Cover Art: Robert Adragna
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-86418-2
First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 number line on the copyright page.
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