Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1981. Hardcover, octavo volume bound in full black decorative leather. A definitive text, corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an introduction by Vincent Starrett, and illustrated with a selective collation of the original illustrations of Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and others. . . . . Includes "A Study in Scarlet" , "The Sign of the Four", the twelve adventures originally published as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", and the twelve adventures originally published as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes". A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: silk moir endpapers and bound in ribbon marker; all edges gilt, raised spine, 22kt gold stamping, smyth sewn binding and full genuine leather. A title in the Collector's Series, the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, attractive copy. Incidental scratch to foredge gilt, else fine. Scans sent on request.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on October 14 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on October 15 by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010395
- Title
- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- Detective Fiction, Fine Binding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Edges
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