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Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
John Murray, 1941. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1941. Reprinted. 639 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Visible creasing to gutter. Tearing to front hinge. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges. Bleaching to front board. Sticker to rear board.
Synopsis
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories that feature Holmes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1671102883MHP
- Title
- Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Long Stories
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1941
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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