His last bow : some reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes / by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
by Doyle, Arthur Conan Sir
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : John Murray, 1950. Uniform edition reprinted. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; [iv],305p ; 19cm. Notes; First published 1917. Subject; Crime & mystery ; Classic fiction.
Synopsis
His Last Bow is a collection of seven Sherlock Holmes stories (eight in American, and some British, editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the title of one of the stories in that collection. Originally published in 1917, it contains the various Holmes stories published between 1908 and 1913, as well as the one-off title story from 1917.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 251813
- Title
- His last bow : some reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes / by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan Sir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Uniform edition reprinted
- Publisher
- London : John Murray
- Date Published
- 1950
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Uniform Edition
- A collection or series of individual volumes of an author's work bound to match with a uniform size and style. Especially common...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....