Doyle (Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four
£325
London, Newnes, n.d. [c.1903].
8vo. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled internally.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson investigate a missing treasure, a secret pact from colonial India, a one-legged man, and a mysterious islander. An attractive and uncommon wrappered edition.
In stock
Small tear to inner margin of frontispiece from the staple, a little minor marking; wrappers rubbed and with some marking.
Plates and cover illustration by F.H. Townsend. Advertisement to lower wrapper.
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