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Lot 44

Sale 2721 - Books & Manuscripts
May 28, 2020 9:00AM ET
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[Literature] Doyle, Arthur Conan The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

London: George Newnes, Limited, 1892. First edition, first state (with uncorrected text, and blank street sign on front cover). 8vo. (iv), 317 pp. Original light blue cloth-covered beveled boards, faded, a bit soiled, spine slightly darkened, stamped in black and in gilt; all edges gilt; floral patterned endpapers; gutter worn at pp. 144-45, hinge starting at rear. Green and Gibson A10a. Together with: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes London: George Newnes, Limited, 1894. First edition. 8vo. (vi), 279 pp. Illustrated with frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by Sidney Paget. Original dark blue cloth-covered beveled boards, scattered wear and soiling, front joint rubbed, spine ends rubbed, stamped in black and in gilt; all edges gilt; floral patterned endpapers; scattered minor spotting; in slip case and chemises with above volume. Green and Gibson A14a.

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