Doyle (Arthur Conan) A Study in Scarlet
£95
London, Ward, Lock, 1901.
Third edition, reprint. 8vo. Original sage cloth.
The first Sherlock Holmes novel, originally published in 1887. Introduces Holmes & Watson as they investigate a murder linked to past events in Utah.
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Front free endpaper clipped at upper fore-corner; cloth softened at head of spine, overall very good.
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