The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
SHOLM10/05:
THIRD EDITION of Doyle’s first collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, with illustrations by Sidney Paget.
Book condition: in Good condition with original blue cloth gilt-titled case and gilt edged pages. Slightly marked cover and darker blue spine than book. Faded gilt title on spine with gilt edged pages. Int: Very clean with some minor foxing. Original end pages reinserted.
Beginning with “The Adventure of a Scandal in Bohemia”, the twelve-story collection includes such classics as "The Red Headed League", "The Man with the twisted lip", and "The Speckled Bank ". The stories were originally printed in issues of the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892 before being collected in book form.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
London: George Newnes, Ltd: in Good condition with original blue cloth gilt-titled case and gilt edged pages. Slightly marked cover and darker blue spine than book. Faded gilt title on spine with gilt edged pages. 1894. Very rare Second Edition. Illustrated blue/black/gilt hardback cloth cover with bevelled boards.317pp
