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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES with THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- The ADVENTURES has a previous owner's name in ink dated 1892 on the front endpaper, scattered light foxing, hinges cracked with
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Newnes Limited, 1892 and 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. The ADVENTURES has a previous owner's name in ink dated 1892 on the front endpaper, scattered light foxing, hinges cracked with the front cover a little loose and a couple of places in the text where there is some separation and looseness of the signatures; some moderate rubbing to the spine, a scratch on the front panel with the gilt fairly bright. Very Good. MEMOIRS has an 1896 owner name on the recto of the frontispiece, clean text throughout, hinges slightly cracked; some mild rubbing to the spine, covers clean with very bright gilt. Near Fine. Clamshell box with the backstrip sunned and minor wear. Overall a Very Good set. Sidney Paget. Two large octavo (6-1/4" x 9-1/2") volumes: original light blue beveled cloth, front and spine stamped in black and gold, all edges gilt, floral patterned endpapers; original dark blue beveled cloth, front and spine stamped in black and gold, all edges gilt, floral patterned endpapers; [1-4,] [1], 2-317, [318: printers imprint], [319-320: blank] pages; [1-6], [1], 2-279, [280: blank] pages. First Issue of ADVENTURES in the correct first state binding with "cucaine" on page 133 and "Violent" on page 317. These two volumes collect the first 23 short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, starting with "A Scandal in Bohemia" and ending with "The Final Problem." Glover & Greene, VICTORIAN DETECTIVE FICTION #128 & #129; Green and Gibson, A10 and A14: "Rarely has a character so quickly established itself on the popular imagination as did Sherlock Holmes in the latter half of 1891"; Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Queen's Quorum #16 (ADVENTURES); Keating, CRIME & MYSTERY: THE BEST 100 BOOKS (ADVENTURES). Housed in a custom blue half morocco and blue cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered spine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020765
- Title
- THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES with THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
- Author
- DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan
- Illustrator
- Sidney Paget
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - The ADVENTURES has a previous owner's name in ink dated 1892 on the front endpaper, scattered light foxing, hinges cracked with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Newnes Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892 and 1894
- Keywords
- 19th Century British Literature, Modern First Editions, Sherlock Holmes, Illustrated Books, Detective Fiction, Modern Firsts, Mysteries, High Spot
- Bookseller catalogs
- Detective Fiction;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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