Vintage Book The Bobbsey Twins Merry Days Indoors & Out 1950. The book is in good condition for its age, the only flaws some minor stains on the first few pages where something spilled or it got wet (see photos), there is some minor wear on the cover mainly at the spine (see photos), there is a small tear at the bottom of a page (see photos), and it is inscribed on the inside front cover (see photos). Otherwise, the pages are in great condition without marks or other damage. Whitman book #1531. Author Laura Lee Hope. Illustrated by Janet Laura Scott. Published by Whitman Publishing Company in Racine, Wisconsin. Copyright 1950 by Whitman Publishing Company. Printed in the USA. 7.75" tall and 5.5" wide.
Laura Lee Hope was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for The Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers who wrote under the pseudonym include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard & Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote, and Nancy Axelrad. The pseudonym was first used in 1904 with the debut of The Bobbsey Twins (1904-1979). Other book series the pseudonym was used for include The Outdoor Girls (1913-1933), The Moving Picture Girls (1914-1916), Bunny Brown (1916-1931), Six Little Bunkers (1918-1930), Make Believe Stories (1920-1923), and Blythe Girls (1925-1932).