A Study In Scarlet

by Doyle, A Conan

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which was first published in 1887. It is the first story to feature the character of Sherlock Holmes, who would later become one of the most famous and iconic literary detective characters, with long-lasting interest and appeal.

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A Study in Scarlet; A Detective Story. With Forty Illustrations by Geo. Hutchinson
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by Doyle, A. Conan

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1892
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London: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Company, 1892. Early Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Early edition of A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.. Octavo, 224pp, [24pp ads]. Three-quarter red morocco, publisher's original tan cloth boards over new boards. Originally issued with a red cloth spine. Stated "new edition" on copyright page, with earlier printings listed on separate… Read more about this item
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1901
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London [& New York and Melbourne]: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1901. After initial reluctance, "Scarlet" made its first appearance in 1887 and established the initial popularity of the famous detective. This is a Very Good copy of an early reprint of the Third Edition. An uncommon release. Dark blue cloth binding, decoratively rulled in blind on the front cover;… Read more about this item
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A Study in Scarlet - The First Book About Sherlock Holmes

A Study in Scarlet - The First Book About Sherlock Holmes

by Doyle, A. Conan

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London: Ward, Lock & Co.. Good+ with no dust jacket. [c1920]. Hardcover. A 1" split at head of front joint. Spine rubbed and faded. Joints rubbed. Previous owner's signature. Some pencil underlining.; No date [c1920]. 255, [1 (blank)] pages. Red boards with black lettering and decoration on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 169 x 111mm. A… Read more about this item
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by Doyle, A. Conan

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1895
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London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, 1895. Book. Illus. by James Grieg. Good. Original Wraps. Third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 p. Publishers advertisements. Issued as a supplement to The Windsor Magazine Xmas, 1895. Covers nearly loose. First page detached but present. This edition is the first to be illustrated by Greig. Green & Gibson A1d.… Read more about this item
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London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, Limited, 1895. Book. Good. Original Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 64 p. Illustrated by James Grieg. Publishers advertisements. Third edition. Issued as a supplement of The Windsor Magazine Xmas, 1895. Covers nearly loose. First page detached but present..
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A Study In Scarlet

by DOYLE, A. Conan

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1986
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New York, 1986. Fine. Later. Very good Clean text with plate on front inside panel, gold stamped cloth covers and spine are slightly rubbed, mild soil on back cover. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition… Read more about this item
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A Study in Scarlet

by A. Conan Doyle

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2000
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A Study In Scarlet: The first book about Sherlock Holmes

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Novel. (London: Ward, Lock: 1911) Decorated cloth (that is, hard covers) pp. xx, 224 and 16 publisher's advertisements. Illustrated, predominantly by Geo. Hutchinson, though with two plates by James Greig, and another unattributed. An annotation and three marks, all in pencil, to the list of titles on verso of half-title page. Spine sunned; head and foot of spine rubbed… Read more about this item
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A STUDY IN SCARLET

by Doyle, A. Conan

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GB: Ward, Lock UNDATED. Small red hardback lettered and decorated in black on spine and front cover. 255 pages. With a square (about 110 x 145 mm) cut from front panel of pictorial dw and pasted to front pastedown entitled A Conan-Doyle , The first Book abvout Sherlock Holmes and showing Holmes in purple smoking… Read more about this item
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New York: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Co., 1895. Good minus - fair. Rubbed and bumped, spine a little grubby, cloth frayed to head and foot of spine. Front gutter cracked with several cracked within, period ink inscrip. to ffep, else pp generally clean and bright.. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 16mo.
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by Doyle, A. Conan

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Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co. Hardcover. Near Fine. No date, c. 1900. 12mo. Pp. 230. Light brown cloth boards lettered and decorated with silver stamped floral border. Boards with light handling wear, very light crack to rear board, a short tear to the top edge of the front endpaper, and an ink name to the first blank. Pages… Read more about this item
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A Study in Scarlet. (SOUVENIR EDITION)

by DOYLE, A. Conan.

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1902. George Newnes Ltd, London. 1902. Souvenir Edition. No DW. Blue cloth, gilt extra. 224pp. Frontis + illustrated. Boards a little soiled and rubbed, spine a little dulled and creased. Patterned endpapers are browned, inner hinge visible and some occasional grubby marks to o/w clean and sound contents.
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by DOYLE, A. Conan.

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J.M. Gibson, [West Sussex]., 1987. Centenary facsimile edition. Octavo. A facsimile of Beeton's Christmas Annual in which A Study in Scarlet first appeared, including all the many pages of adverts.Number 44 of 50 copies each of which is inscribed on the title-page by the author's daughter thus: ''This is my father's first Sherlock Holmes story - Jean Conan Doyle''.… Read more about this item
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A Study In Scarlet

by Doyle, A, Conan

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First Edition Thus
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1974
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Doyle, A, Conan with an Introduction by Hugh Greene A Study In Scarlet. [London]: John Murray and Jonathan Cape. [1974] First edition thus, first impression. The first volume in a uniform edition. ISBN 10: 0 7195 2946 8 A very good plus to near fine to fine copy in like dust wrapper. The book is unmarked with either names, inscriptions, notes, marginalia, highlighting, labels,… Read more about this item
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(London: Ward, Lock: 1917) Pict. cl. pp. 255 (175 x 115 mm) Begins with 'Publisher's Note to this edition' followed by 'Mr Sherlock Holmes' by Dr. Joseph Bell. Spine lightly sunned; good copy
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A Study in Scarlet

by A Conan Doyle

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by A Conan Doyle

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A Study in Scarlet

by A Conan Doyle

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Third Edition reprinted
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1902
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Ward Lock, London, 1902. Third Edition reprinted. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Front free endpaper coming away from binding for about half inch at top. Wear and marking to outer boards. Some wear and tear to outer boards at top and bottom of spine. Good+ condition. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly… Read more about this item
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