Vicki Barr Series - Titles and Collecting Information

The Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series, also known as the Vicki Barr
Air Stewardess Series, was published by Grosset and Dunlap from 1947
through 1964. The books were written by Helen Wells and Julie
Campbell Tatham. Julie Campbell Tatham was the author of the
first six Trixie Belden books. Wells and Tatham were also both
authors of the Cherry Ames Nurse Stories.



Volume 16, The Brass Idol Mystery, is credited to Helen Wells, but it
is now believed that The Brass Idol Mystery was written by Walter B.
Gibson, the creator and writer of "The Shadow."



Titles in the Vicki Barr Series:



1. Silver Wings for Vicki, 1947

2. Vicki Finds the Answer, 1947

3. The Hidden Valley Mystery, 1948

4. The Secret of Magnolia Manor, 1949

5. The Clue of the Broken Blossom, 1950

6. Behind the White Veil, 1951

7. The Mystery at Hartwood House, 1952

8. Peril Over the Airport, 1953

9. The Mystery of the Vanishing Lady, 1954

10. The Search for the Missing Twin, 1954

11. The Ghost at the Waterfall, 1956

12. The Clue of the Gold Coin, 1958

13. The Silver Ring Mystery, 1960

14. The Clue of the Carved Ruby, 1961

15. The Mystery of Flight 908, 1962

16. The Brass Idol Mystery, 1964



Formats:



The earliest titles in the series were printed with solid blue
boards. Later, the series was printed in the blue tweed boards of
the 1950s. Volumes 1 through 15 were printed in dust
jacket. Volume 16 was only printed in picture cover. Volume
16 is considerably difficult to acquire, as is volume 15 in dust jacket.



First printings:




The copyright page is not useful when trying to determine the age of a Vicki Barr book. Grosset and Dunlap very
rarely made changes to the copyright page, so all printings of Silver Wings for Vicki will have the identical copyright page with the only year listed as 1947.



The two easiest places to look in order to determine the age of a Vicki Barr book
are on the dust jackets front flap, if the book still has its dust
jacket, and on an interior list of titles. The last title present in the list of Vicki Barr titles will tell you
what the age of the book is. For instance, if the dust jacket's front flap lists to Peril Over the Airport, then the book was printed in 1953, which is the year of publication for Peril Over the Airport. Or, if the dust jacket's front flap lists to The Clue of the Carved Ruby, then the book was printed in 1961, which is the year of publication for The Clue of the Carved Ruby. When the book is missing its dust jacket, refer to the interior
list of titles, if present. For the picture cover books, refer to the list that is present on the back cover.