The Secret in the Old Lace
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- 2
- First edition
- Wanderer Books, 1980
The first edition of The Secret in the Old Lace by Carolyn Keene was published in New York by Wanderer Books in 1980. We track 2 editions.
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- Angus & Robertson1981 Hardback I own The Secretin the Old Lace, Angus & Robertson 1981 Log in to want this
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- Editions recorded
- 12 on Open Library, 10 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Secret in the Old Lace?
The first edition of The Secret in the Old Lace by Carolyn Keene was published in New York by Wanderer Books in 1980.
How many editions of The Secret in the Old Lace are there?
We track 2 editions of The Secret in the Old Lace, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.