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The Return Of Solar Pons

The Return Of Solar Pons

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The Return Of Solar Pons

by Derleth, August (Introduction by Edgar W. Smith)

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Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cover Art; Limited to 2000 copies (actually 2079 copies). This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, with a few tiny spots of rubbing to the edges / spine ends, and some beginning toning and spots of foxing to the rear panel and top edges of the flaps. The top edge of the dust jacket has been chopped off a bit short - cutting into the lettering on the author's name. Included is an introduction by Edgar W. Smith This is another in the pastiche series of Solar Pons books which mimic the Sherlock Holmes stories, even down to the number of stories per volume. This book includes the short works: Adv. Of the Lost Dutchman, The Adv. Of the Devil's Footprints, The Adv. Of the Dorrington Inheritance, The Adv. Of the - Triple Kent -, The Adv. Of the Rydberg Numbers, The Adv. Of the Grice-Paterson Curse, The Adv. Of the Stone of Scone, The Adv. Of the Remarkable Woman, The Adv. Of the Penny Magenta, The Adv. Of the Trained Cormorant, The Adv. Of the Camberwell Beauty, The Adv. Of the Little Hangman, and, The Adv. Of the Swedenborg Signatures. .

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Bookseller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
A48252
Title
The Return Of Solar Pons
Author
Derleth, August (Introduction by Edgar W. Smith)
Illustrator
Frank Utpatel
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Publisher
Arkham House
Place of Publication
Sauk City, WI
Date Published
1958
Keywords
Mystery, August Derleth, Arkham House, Limited Editions, Small Press, Solar Pons, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

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About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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