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NAKED IS THE BEST DISGUISE; The Death & Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes
by [Sherlockiana] Rosenberg, Samuel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0672519143
- ISBN 13
- 9780672519147
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Indianapolis New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1974. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo, light brown cloth over tan boards, archival polyester-protected dust jacket designed by Terry McKee, [x] + 203 pages. Very clean dust jacket has been price-clipped.<br/><br/>Laudatory blurb on rear panel of dust jacket by Buckminster Fuller, noted architect of geodesic domes.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 706
- Title
- NAKED IS THE BEST DISGUISE; The Death & Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes
- Author
- [Sherlockiana] Rosenberg, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0672519143
- ISBN 13
- 9780672519147
- Publisher
- The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Indianapolis New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Sherlock Holmes, Dr. James Watson, 221B Baker Street, illustrated, photographs, Conan Doyle, biography, detection, mystery, London, England, Moriarty, quizzes, parody, humor
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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