Arthur Conan Doyle – The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes – First Edition 1892

Description

First edition, first printing of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, published by George Newnes Limited in London, 1892. This is a very good copy. The true first issue, with the street sign blank on the front cover, the misspelling of ‘Cocaine’ (’Cucaine’) on page 133 and ‘Miss Violet Hunter’ (’Violent’) on page 317. The boards are generally bright and presentable, but the gilt titling and black ‘Strand Library’ stamp are faded. The spine is moderately tight, but suffers from rubbing at the top and tail, fading again to the ‘Strand Library’ stamp and the gilt titling. There is a small tear at the tail end of the spine. The corners are sharp, but slightly frayed. The gilt text side text block is bright and generally clean; the top and bottom text blocks are toned. Internally, the end papers are beautifully designed and remain clean, but with slight toning to the fly leaf; the rear end papers match this. This copy is, however, mostly free from foxing. Overall, this book is in very good and highly collectible condition- an asset to any Sherlock Holmes or Conan Doyle collector.
A collection of twelve short stories, each featuring Conan Doyle’s famed protagonist, Sherlock Holmes.