#8 The Mystery of the Silver Spider

By Robert Arthur, 1967
1998 Latest Issue RH pb Bill Dodge art
1968 RH hardbound.  Harry Kane cover art.
1978 RH Marchesi Cover paperback.  Stephen Marchesi cover art.
1985 RH Keyhole paperback.  Robert Adragna cover art.
1981 Scholastic paperback.  Charles Liese cover art.
Random House Trade and GLB Hardbound Editions 

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
"Marchesi Cover"

First Printed: 1978 
Cover Art: Stephen Marchesi 
Internal Illustrations: Harry Kane
ISBN: 0-394-83771-1

First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.

Notes: This title with the Marchesi Cover art was printed at least up through 1983 and possibly into 1984.  Later printings of this edition as "Hitchcock Cover Paperbacks" are not known to exist.  If they do, they will have Robert Adragna cover art with the Hitchcock silhouette in the upper right corner and the book would most likely contain the Harry Kane internal illustrations.
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 numberline on the copyright page.
Random House Latest Paperback Issue 
"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 numberline 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 numberline 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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