CONAN DOYLE | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892, signed

DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, 1892.

8vo, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE-PAGE, with "violent" for "violet" on p. 317, half-title, illustrations by Sidney Paget throughout text, original light blue cloth blocked in gilt and black, spine blocked in gilt and black, floral and leaf patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, previous ownership inscription on half-title, spotting, boards slightly worn, bumped

RARE.

"RARELY HAS A CHARACTER SO QUICKLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF ON THE POPULAR IMAGINATION AS DID SHERLOCK HOLMES" (Green and Gibson)

LITERATURE:

Green and Gibson A10a

PROVENANCE:

Sotheby's, 15/16 July 1974, lot 75

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