Cameo Editions

The third edition published by Whitman are known as "cameos" because of the cameo picture of Trixie that appears on the cover of these hardback books.  There were only thirteen books published in this format, and three of them are first editions.

1.    The Secret of the Mansion            8.    The Black Jacket Mystery
2.    The Red Trailer Mystery              9.    The Happy Valley Mystery
3.    The Gatehouse Mystery               10.   The Marshland Mystery
4.    The Mysterious Visitor                11.   The Mystery at Bob-White Cave
5.    The Mystery Off Glen Road        12.   The Mystery of the Blinking Eye
6.    The Mystery in Arizona               13.  The Mystery on Cobbett's Island
7.    The Mysterious Code

According to the imprint pages of these books, the first ten were published at the same time as the "cello" edition.  Internally, the books are basically identical to the "cello" edition except the second colour has changed and only one colour is used.

Mary Stevens is credited as the illustrator for the first six books, and Paul Frame is the illustrator for the other seven.  However, the cover illustrations seem different to the style of both illustrators.  It is common for the cover illustrator not to be acknowledged.

The listings of books in the end pages and on the back cover are unusual.  The end pages do not list the books in order and the back of book twelve only lists to book eleven. 

The information provided here covers the books from my own collection and is not representative of all the books produced at this time.

Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion

Author :                        Published :                     Extent:                Spine No. :
Julie Campbell            1954                                  286 pages           2318

Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Unique features:   
The line drawings featured in the book are black and green
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and green.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #1.
End pages list  The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona and The Happy Valley Mystery in that order.
The back cover lists books one to eleven.   

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Trixie Belden and the Red Trailer Mystery

Author :                        Published :                     Extent:                Spine No. :
Julie Campbell            1954                                  286 pages           2361

Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Unique features:   
The line drawings featured in the book are black and blue.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and blue.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #2.
End pages list  The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona and The Happy Valley Mystery in that order.
The back cover lists books one to eleven.     

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Trixie Belden and the Gatehouse Mystery

Author :                        Published :                     Extent:                Spine No. :
Julie Campbell            1954                                  286 pages           2362

Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Unique features:   
The line drawings featured in the book are black and blue.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and blue.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #3.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to thirteen.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Visitor

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Julie Campbell            1954                              286 pages           2360

Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Unique features:   
The line drawings featured in the book are black and khaki.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and khaki.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #4.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to thirteen.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mystery off Glen Road

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Julie Campbell            1956                              286 pages           2563

Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Unique features:   
The line drawings featured in the book are black and apricot.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and apricot.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #5.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to eleven.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mystery in Arizona

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Julie Campbell            1958                              286 pages           2365

Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Unique features:   
The line drawings featured in the book are black and mustard.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and mustard.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #6.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to eleven.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1961                              286 pages           2354

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
The first book not written by Julie Campbell.  All future books in this series were written under the pen name of Kathryn Kenny.  This book is believed to have been written by Nicolete Meredith Stack.
This is the first book illustrated by Paul Frame.
The line drawings featured in the book are black and blue.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and blue.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #7.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to eleven.      

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Trixie Belden and the Black Jacket Mystery

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1961                              286 pages           2378

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
The author of this book is unknown
The line drawings featured in the book are black and blue.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and blue.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This is the first edition of this book that labels it as #8.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to twelve.      

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Trixie Belden and the Happy Valley Mystery

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1962                              286 pages           2307

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
The author of this book is believed to be Nicolete Meredith Stack.
The line drawings featured in the book are black and blue.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and blue.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
This book and the previous edition contains a comment by Trixie on page 269 where she wonders if Jim was going to call her his girlfriend.  This comment did not appear again in any later editions.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to thirteen.      

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Trixie Belden and the Marshland Mystery

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1962                              286 pages           2308

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
The author of this book is unknown
The line drawings featured in the book are black and green.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and green.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to thirteen.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mystery at Bob-White Cave

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1963                              286 pages           2315

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
This is a first edition.
The author of this book is unknown.
The style of the title page changes and does not feature colour or illustrations.
Page 281 contains a bibliography "for people who think caves are exciting".
The line drawings featured in the book are black and aqua.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and aqua.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to twelve.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1963                              286 pages           2327

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
This is a first edition.
The author of this book is unknown.
The style of the title page changes and does not feature colour or illustrations.
The line drawings featured in the book are black and grey.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and grey.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to eleven.      

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Trixie Belden and the Mystery on Cobbett's Island

Author :                        First Published :        Extent:                Spine No. :
Kathryn Kenny            1964                              286 pages           2319

Illustrated by Paul Frame.

Unique features:   
This is a first edition.
The author of this book is thought to be Virginia McDonnell.
The style of the title page changes and does not feature colour or illustrations.
The line drawings featured in the book are black and grey.
Small illustrations are used to introduce chapters which are black and grey.
The interior pages have a linked chain pattern and no graphics.
End pages list  The Secret of the Mansion, The Mysterious Code, The Black Jacket Mystery, The Mysterious Visitor, The Red Trailer Mystery, The Gatehouse Mystery, The Mystery Off Glen Road, Mystery in Arizona, The Happy Valley Mystery, The Marshland Mystery, The Mystery at Bob-White Cave and the Mystery of the Blinking Eye in that order.
The back cover lists books one to thirteen.      

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