Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | The Sign of Four, 1890, first edition

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Sign of Four. London: Spencer Blackett, 1890

FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, SECOND ISSUE ("138" misprinted as "13" on contents leaf, "w shed" on p. 56, "GRIFFITH FARRAN & C^os | Standard | Library" at foot of spine), 8vo, illustrated frontispiece by Charles Ker, original red cloth lettered in gilt on upper cover and spine, stamped with black decorative borders, dark brown endpapers, leaves uncut, bespoke brown morocco and marbled clamshell box, small closed tear at outer margin of title-page, dampstain affecting outer margins of final text leaves and lower board, spine slightly discoloured, extremities rubbed

A FINE COPY OF THE SECOND HOLMES NOVEL.

LITERATURE:

Green and Gibson A7a.i

PROVENANCE:

H. Watts, ownership inscription to recto of preliminary leaf