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Two different spellings of author name: Robbins and Robins
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you might want to move that into the "looking for a project folder" (click on the edit somewhere around your subject and change folder)But usually we go with the name on the cover, so that might not become one profile - but all same editions would need to have the same primary author name.
I see! Alright, I will move this to the "Looking for a Project" folder, as per your suggestion! Thanks!It's weird though, right?! I've never seen this happen before! :S If the covers were the same.......!
The trouble is single-b Robins versus double-b Robbins as the author of The Meg Parker Mysteries. https://www.goodreads.com/series/2445...
WorldCat says one b. OpenLibrary says two b's.
Here are some links to covers. Even the covers vary.
The Hub Cap Mystery
Abebooks example (one b): https://www.abebooks.com/Hub-Cap-Myst...
Amazon example (two b's, different edition): https://www.amazon.com/Meg-Parker-mys...
The Planetarium Mystery (double-b Robbins)
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meg-Parker-m...
The Mystery of the Old Book (double-b Robbins on cover)
Abebooks: https://www.abebooks.com/978087879444...
The Look Alike Mystery - all single-b "Robins" covers in this case:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Look-Alike-M...
eBay (a different edition): https://www.ebay.com/itm/382512548482
The Bank Robbers Map (a double-b Robbins cover)
eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/294886104312
Thriftbooks has all of them together, various covers showing various spellings, and
The Mystery of the Red Barn: https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/me...
(Etsy also has a different edition for "Mystery at the Red Barn" for single-B Robins: https://www.thriftbooks.com/series/me... - note title varies as well here. Also has "The Attic Mystery", same spelling, same publisher it looks like)
HighNoon books has covers and summaries:
https://www.highnoonbooks.com/detailH...
Archive.org has "The Lost Dog Mystery" (single-B cover):
https://archive.org/details/megparker...
So I don't know! What a mess!!! I can't find any 'about the author' info, and I don't know why her name's spelling varies, but obviously this is something that could use some sorting out! :) Probably a bit of a project. I'm happy to help if I can, but this is about the extent of my powers, I'm afraid.