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English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

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CONAN DOYLE | The Adentures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892, with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1894

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December 10, 01:30 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN

Two Sherlock Holmes first editions:


The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1892. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, with "violent" for "violet" on p. 317, half-title, original light blue cloth over beveled boards, cover and spine blocked and lettered in gilt and black, floral patterned endpapers, edges gilt, spotting, adhesive residue and splitting at endpaper hinges, rubbed;

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1894. 8vo, FIRST EDITION, half-title, frontispeice, original dark blue cloth, front board and spine lettered and blocked in black and gilt, floral patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, spotting, endpapers faded and toned with one leaf loose


LITERATURE:

Green and Gibson A10.a; A14.a


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There is no half-title in the Adventures.