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The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Doyle, A. Conan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1924. These thirteen "adventures" were first published in 1905; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the thin paper edition (stated "This Edition on Thin Paper first issued..1924"). A scarce edition. Red cloth binding with nicely-decorated gilt on the spine; the front cover is ruled and has Doyle's initials in gilt. Clean text; 316 pages, with eight pages of publisher's adverts in the rear; red topstain. Bookplate on the front paste-down, with the owner's notation on the FFEP that it was read in August 1925; there is a second (different) signature as well, this one dated 1948. Some light fade around the margins and a slight lean. Close to a Near Fine copy. No dustwrapper; in an archival plastic protector.. First Thus. Decorative Cloth. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004902
- Title
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
- Author
- Doyle, A. Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Mysteries);
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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