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Harold Hill Hardback Edition « »

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Blue/Green boards: cover & spine.

Publisher: Harold Hill First Printed: 1950 (December) Cover Artist: Bill Gillies Frontispiece Artist: Unknown (View) Story version: Original text General Attributes: -- Spine number: 29 -- Copyright page gives publication date “December 1950” -- Orange/red Gretta end papers -- 28 titles listed inside -- Frontispiece same as 1950 US edn (artist is not known). Board Colours: -- Blue/Green (pictured)

Notes:
-- This is the only Harold Hill title that has a full wrap-around cover and spine.
-- Text mentions Wailing Siren as next book, despite Crooked Arrow preview on DJ.

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Harold Hill Hardback Edition (reprint) «

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Cream boards: cover & spine.

Publisher: Harold Hill First Printed: 1957 (-) Cover Artist: Frank Varty Frontispiece Artist: Unknown (View) Story version: Original text General Attributes: -- Spine number: 29 -- Orange/red Gretta end papers -- Frontispiece same as earlier HH edition. Board Colours: -- Cream (pictured) -- Orange

Notes:
-- Curiously, Varty re-drew the dust-jacket preview for Crooked Arrow which he had originally drawn for the first edition, seven years previously.
-- Remaindered copies of this edition were later distributed and sold by Sampson Low.

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MacDonald Hardback Edition « »

Red boards and spine.

Publisher: MacDonald First Printed: 1969 (September) Cover Artist: Rudy Nappi Frontispiece Artist: George Wilson (View) Internal Illustrations: None SBN: 356-02750-3 Story version: Revised text

First Printing Attributes: -- Spine number: 45. -- Frontispiece same as 1968 revised text US edn, but caption is omitted! -- Gretta orange 'tree' endpapers. -- Blue spine -- Retail prices: 10/- (10 shillings) and 50 NP (new pence).

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Notes:
-- Both the title and author are absent from the front cover.
-- Sinister Sign Post is given as first book in the series, and Whale Tattoo (although never published by MacDonald) as the next.

Collins Hardback Edition « »

Publisher: Collins First Printed: 1980 (16th June) Cover Artist: Rudy Nappi Internal illustrator: Unknown ISBN: 0-00-160555-0 Notes: -- The Previous and Next book references in the text were not changed to reflect the Collins numbering.

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Armada Paperback Edition « »

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Publisher: Armada Books Cover Layout: Format D First Printed: 1990 Cover Artist: Unknown ISBN: 0-00-692837-4 Notes: -- First printing back cover prices are as follows: £2.50 (UK), $7.95 inc. GST (NZ), $5.99 (AU). -- The copyright page states that this title was phototypeset by 'The Midlands Book Typesetting Company' .

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• Gallery Introduction
• Original Series
• Casefiles
• Be A Detective
• Undercover Brothers
• Miscellaneous
• Omnibus Editions
• Boxed Sets

 UK Collins Order

 US Order

Harold Hill only titles:

HH 2. House On The Cliff
HH 14. Hidden Harbour Mystery

Collins titles:

1. The Aztec Warrior
2. The Arctic Patrol Mystery
3. The Haunted Fort
4. The Whale Tattoo
5. The Disappearing Floor
6. The Desert Giant
7. The Melted Coins
8. The Spiral Bridge
9. The Screeching Owl
10. While The Clock Ticked
11. The Twisted Claw
12. Wailing Siren Mystery
13. Secret Of The Caves
14. Secret Of Pirates' Hill
15. Flickering Torch Mystery
16. The Secret of The Old Mill
17. Shore Road Mystery
18. Great Airport Mystery
19. The Crooked Arrow
20. The Clue In The Embers
21. What Happened At Midnight
22. The Sinister Sign Post
23. Footprints Under The Window
24. The Crisscross Shadow
25. Hunting For Hidden Gold
26. Mystery Of Cabin Island
27. Mark On The Door
28. Yellow Feather Mystery
29. Hooded Hawk Mystery
30. Secret Agent On Flight 101
31. The Tower Treasure
32. The Missing Chums
33. Viking Symbol Mystery
34. The Chinese Junk
35. Mystery At Devil's Paw
36. Ghost At Skeleton Rock
37. Clue Of The Broken Blade
38. Secret Of Wildcat Swamp
39. The Phantom Freighter
40. Secret Of Skull Mountain
41. The Mysterious Caravan
42. Danger On Vampire Trail
43. The Bombay Boomerang
44. The Masked Monkey
45. The Shattered Helmet
46. Clue Of The Hissing Serpent
47. The Jungle Pyramid
48. The Firebird Rocket
49. A Figure In Hiding
50. The Secret Warning
51. The Flying Express
52. The Short-Wave Mystery
53. The Secret Panel
54. Secret Of The Lost Tunnel
55. The Witchmaster's Key
56. The Sting Of The Scorpion
57. Night Of The Werewolf
58. The Samurai Sword
59. The Pentagon Spy
60. The Apeman's Secret
61. The Mummy Case
62. Smugglers Cove
63. The Stone Idol
64. The Vanishing Thieves
65. The Outlaw's Silver
66. The Submarine Caper
67. The Four-Headed Dragon
68. The Infinity Clue
69. Track Of The Zombie
70. The Voodoo Plot
71. The Billion Dollar Ransom
72. The Tic-Tac-Terror
73. Trapped At Sea
74. Game Plan For Disaster
75. The Crimson Flame
76. Cave-In
77. Sky Sabotage
78. The Roaring River Mystery
79. The Demon's Den
80. The Blackwing Puzzle
81. The Swamp Monster
82. The Desert Phantom
83. The Skyfire Puzzle
84. The Silver Star
85. Programme For Destruction
86. The Sky Blue Frame
87. Danger On The Diamond

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