The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1435162056
- ISBN 13
- 9781435162051
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Barnes & Noble Inc, 2016. New. Bonded leather-bound Barnes & Noble Classic Edition. In original publisher's shrinkwrap. This volume collects seven of Holmes's most challenging cases, including "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-Headed League," "The Speckled Band," "The Five Orange Pips," "The Blue Carbuncle," and "The Beryl Coronet." It also features the full-length novel The Hound of the Baskervilles, about a legendary ghostly hound that has haunted generations of a noble family living in Baskerville Manor. All of the stories feature art by Sidney Paget, who illustrated the Sherlock Holmes stories that appeared originally in The Strand. Unread, pristine book is tight and square with solid hinges, sharp corners, and clean unmarred boards. Textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, stamp, or markings. Bound in elegant binding, distinctive gilt edging, decorative endpapers, and a colorful ribbon bookmark. Gilt to page edges is bright, unmarried, and Fine. Purchased new at Barnes & Noble. Publisher images included in photo display.
Synopsis
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on October 14 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on October 15 by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2901
- Title
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- Sidney Paget
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1435162056
- ISBN 13
- 9781435162051
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2016
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- Collector's Editions;
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