Doyle (Arthur Conan) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
£400
London, Newnes, 1892.
First edition. Large 8vo. Original pictorial cloth.
The second of the two famous compilations of the Sherlock Holmes stories that appeared in The Strand magazine.
Out of stock
Some marking and wear to title-page, with some other minor wear to early leaves; some rubbing to the cloth.
Illustrations by Sidney Paget.
De Waal 529; 596; Green and Gibson, A10a; A14a. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones.
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