Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company Inc, 1987. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First printing of this sequel to THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, in which Holmes uncovers a plan to overthrow the government. This fictional self-portrayal includes vivid supporting illustrations and captioned pictures with surprising alternatives to "THE FINAL PROBLEM" and "THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE." 9.25'' x 6.25''. Original quarter tan cloth, textured brown paper boards, black stamped front board vignette, gilt-lettered spine. Fore-edge machine deckle. In original unclipped ($17.95) glossy pictorial dust jacket designed by Wendy Bass. [6], 311, [1] pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of the noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Jacket with faint rubbing to front and rear panels, minor shelfwear. Book with light sunning to top edge, offsetting to endpapers. Interior sharp and clean.

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A badly mauled tramp and the footprints of a giant hound; the theft of Oliver Cromwell's bones a sinister murder on the channel ferry; an illustrious personage who fears blackmail....It is up to Sherlock Holmes and his brilliant powers of deduction to uncover the pattern connecting these bizzare events.

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Bookseller: Type Punch Matrix (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 46568
Title: THE REVENGE OF THE HOUND
Author: Hardwick, Michael
Book Condition: Used - Near fine in near fine jacket.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0394556534
ISBN 13: 9780394556536
Publisher: Doubleday & Company Inc
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York
Date Published: 1987
Keywords: 1980s,20th century,Biography & Memoir,Reference Books,Books on Books,Sherlockiana,Mystery

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