Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
Anbieter: Frogtown Books, Inc. ABAA, Toledo, OH, USA
Erstausgabe
hard cover. Zustand: fine. Frederic Dorr Steele (illustrator). First Mysterious Press Edition.
Verlag: The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1952
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Hardcover. Octavo; 3 volumes; Limited edition, 1321/1500; G; Hardcover; Spine, black with gold print; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and brown paper to boards, black embossed cameo portrait on front, mild wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear; Text blocks have speckled edges, clean and tight, illustrated (b&w); These are the center 3 vols. of an 8 volume edition of "The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes"; CONTENTS: Vol. I. Containing the Thirteen Adventures originally published as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" / with a new introduction by Elmer Davis (xxvi, paged 767-1060) -- Vol. II. Containing "The Hound of the Baskervilles" / with a new introduction by Fletcher Pratt (xvi, paged 1063-1222) -- Containing the Seven Adventures Originally Published as "His Last Bow" / with a new introduction by Rex Stout (xvi, paged 1225-1382). 1349254. FP New Rockville Stock.
Verlag: Limited Editions Club, New York, 1952
Anbieter: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, USA
Hardcover. Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, and others (illustrator). Three octavo volumes (6" x 9-1/8") bound in gilt-stamped quarter black linen and wall-paper sides with a cameo decoration reproducing the section of the wall over the mantel in Mrs. Hudson's chambers at 221B Baker Street showing two examples of Sherlock Holmes's prowess in emblazoning the initials of Victoria Regina "in bullet-pocks," with the cameo being a portrait of Holmes smoking his pipe. The definitive text edited by Edgar Smith with an introduction by Elmer Davis. Designed by W. A. Dwiggins with a selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, and others, reproduced as sheet-fed photogravures. Copy #867 of 1500, issued unsigned. Monthly Letter laid in. Slight marks to one spine. Near Fine in intact, Very Good slipcase.
Verlag: P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1903
Anbieter: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, USA
Erstausgabe
First American Edition. Quarto, 32 pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's stapled printed wraps. Moderate shelfwear. Front and rear covers detached. Closed tear to fore edge of front cover. Chipping along top edge. Soiling throughout covers and textblock. Lacking pages 17-20. Stamp reading, "Carnegie Library, Philadelphia, Pa" at top edge of front cover. With seven illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele. DW consignment. Shelved in Case 0. This volume of Collier's features the return of Sherlock Holmes in "The Empty House" on pages 12-16. This is the first appearance of the iconic detective since "The Final Problem" was published in 1893. 1370854. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.