#8 The Mystery of the Silver Spider
By Robert Arthur, 1967
First Printed: 1967
Cover Art: Harry Kane
Internal Illustrations: Harry Kane
ISBN's: Trade Ed. 0-394-81663-3; GLB 0-394-91663-8
Trade Edition First Printing Identifier: Lists to "The Mystery of the Silver Spider" on the back cover.
Other Trade Edition First Printing Traits:
- Matte cover finish
- Blue graveyard endpapers
- No ISBN
Random House First Paperback Edition
First Printed: 1978
Cover Art: Stephen Marchesi
Internal Illustrations: Harry Kane
ISBN: 0-394-83771-1
First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 number line on the copyright page.
Notes: This title with the Marchesi Cover art was printed at least up through 1983 and possibly into 1984. This title and "Fiery Eye" never transitioned to the Hitchcock Paperback format with the Adragna cover art like every other Marchesi paperback did. Instead, it was next published by Random House in 1985 in the Keyhole Cover format.
Scholastic Book Services Paperback Edition
First Printed: February 1981
Cover Art: Charles Liese
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-590-30326-0
First Printing Identifier: 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line on the copyright page.
Random House "Dodge" Paperback Edition
"Dodge Cover"
First Printed: 1998
Cover Art: Bill Dodge
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-86408-5
First Printing Identifier: 6 7 8 9 0 number line on the copyright page.
Random House Revised Paperback Edition
"Keyhole Cover"
First Printed: 1985
Cover Art: Robert Adragna
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-86408-5
First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 number line on the copyright page.
Notes:
1.) Confusion Alert! This title is a continuation of the Revised "Keyhole" Paperback Edition (which had 5 printings) but with new cover art. The ISBN's are the same and the same printing plates were utilized.
2.) Confusion Alert! Random House also issued a hardbound library edition with the Dodge Covers. The ISBN found inside the hardbound edition is the same as that found in the paperback edition but the ISBN on the back cover is different: 0-613-16162-9
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Hollow Tree Press Paperback Edition (Print on Demand)
First Printed: June 10, 2024, Amazon; July 20, 2024, Barnes & Noble
Jacket Design: Elizabeth Arthur
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 979-8-322-97401-7 Amazon; 979-8-331-43386-4 B&N
First Printing Identifier: None. However, the books printed by Amazon will have the city and the date that the book was manufactured printed on one of the last blank pages of the book.
Notes:
1.) This edition utilizes the 1985 Revised Text.
2.) This book features a 2-page "About the Author" section and 10 pages of Endnotes covering Spiders, Risk-Taking, and Secret Agents.
