Description:
London: Arcturus, 2019. New. Deluxe slipcased edition. Collector's Edition. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips and clean unmarred foil-stamped boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white contemporary illustrations by George Hutchinson. Introduction by Martin Edwards. The slipcase is Fine. 384 pages. 7 1/2" X 9 1/2" tall.This handsome compendium offers the first full-length Sherlock novel, A Study in Scarlet, plus 14 memorable cases featuring the world's most famous sleuth. A Study in Scarlet marked Sherlock Holmes' debut appearance in novel form, while Holmes made his first short story appearance in A Scandal in Bohemia, also included in this compendium. In his perceptive introduction to this compendium, leading crime writer Martin Edwards observes that 'the compelling evocation of character is what makes Conan Doyle's stores come alive'. Combine this with engrossing plots and… Read More
