Boulder: The Aspen Press, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Introduction by Tom and Enid Scahntz with original illustrations from Punch. Limited to 250 hardbound copies, this copy inscribed by Tom and Enid Schantz on the front endpaper. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00), faintly rubbed at the edges. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A reprinting of the "earliest known Sherlockian parody cycle," consisting of eight burlesques.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8366
Title: The Adventures of Picklock Holes
Author: Lehmann, R.C
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0915230089
ISBN 13: 9780915230082
Publisher: The Aspen Press
Place of Publication: Boulder
Date Published: 1975
Keywords: Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Sherlock Holmes, Short Stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, 19th Century Fiction,

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