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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is not supported by any fictional chronology. The only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson and all are related in first-person narrative from Watson’s point of view.
First edition, first printing of Arthur Conan Doyle’s, ”The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes”, the first appearance of Holmes in book form, following the success of the stories in ”The Strand Magazine”. London: Printed by the Gresham Press for George Newnes, 1892. Bound in publisher’s pale blue boards decorated in gilt, with both first printing points present: no name on the street sign on cover, and with misprint of Miss ”Violent” Hunter for ”Violet” in the final sentence of ”The Copper Beeches” on page 317. Measures 6.75” x 9.5” and runs 317pp., with all edges gilt. Light shelf wear, mounting remnants to endpapers, and previous owner’s name on fly-leaf. A well-preserved book in very good condition. Sold for $3,250.
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