Arthur Conan Doyle – The Hound of the Baskervilles – true first issue with all 16 plates

Description

A first edition, first printing published by Newnes in 1902. First issue point: typo on page 13, line 3, which has “you” for “your”. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white plates. 12mo [5″ x 7 3/8″], 359 pp. Bound in the publisher’s original pictoral maroon cloth. A very good copy with all 16 Paget plates. Some fading to the spine. Light stain to the front board edge which has led to a little bleeding to the edge of the front endpaper. Rubbing to the edges and corners. Some fraying and a little separation to the bottom of the spine. The true first issue. Rare detective highlight.