The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by A. Conan Doyle
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
Item Price
NZ$498.03NZ$298.82
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About This Item
McClure, Phillips,& Co, February 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Unmarked hardcover, no jacket as issued. First edition, first printing. Published February 1905 per title page (see photographs) additional copyright of 1903 and 1904 listed on title page are dates of the individual stories publication in the Strand Magazine, with this book being the first collection of Holmes stories since the character's hiatus in 1893. Slight crease to fabric on spine. Minimal wear to ink on front cover. Slight fraying to cloth at top right corner of spine. Light scuffing to back cover. Front gutter cracked with binding visible but still holding, rear gutter in better condition but with small amount of binding visible. Small brown ink stain on flyleaf. Erased pencil marks faintly visible on top right corner of flyleaf. Boards slightly warped (see photographs). Additional photographs available on request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Harper Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113489
- Title
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- Author
- A. Conan Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McClure, Phillips,& Co
- Date Published
- February 1905
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Robert Harper Books LLC
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Hyattsville, Maryland
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