Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories
by Arthur Conan Doyle
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1838571124
- ISBN 13
- 9781838571122
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About This Item
London: Arcturus, 2019. New. Deluxe slipcased edition. Collector's Edition. The unread book is tight and square with solid hinges and binding, good tips and clean unmarred foil-stamped boards. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Black and white contemporary illustrations by George Hutchinson. Introduction by Martin Edwards. The slipcase is Fine. 384 pages. 7 1/2" X 9 1/2" tall.
This handsome compendium offers the first full-length Sherlock novel, A Study in Scarlet, plus 14 memorable cases featuring the world's most famous sleuth. A Study in Scarlet marked Sherlock Holmes' debut appearance in novel form, while Holmes made his first short story appearance in A Scandal in Bohemia, also included in this compendium. In his perceptive introduction to this compendium, leading crime writer Martin Edwards observes that 'the compelling evocation of character is what makes Conan Doyle's stores come alive'. Combine this with engrossing plots and vivid settings and the result is unbeatable entertainment enjoyed by crime fans everywhere.
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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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3314
- Title
- Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover / Slipcase
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1838571124
- ISBN 13
- 9781838571122
- Publisher
- Arcturus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 384
- Keywords
- study in scarlet, sleuth
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