Sherlock Holmes Books Including 1930 "Complete Sherlock Holmes" Memorial Edition
Item Details
A six-volume collection of clothbound hardcover Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This collection includes a first edition of the two-volume set The Complete Sherlock Holmes: The A. Conan Doyle Memorial Edition, published by Doubleday, Doran & Company after Doyle’s death in 1930 and including a preface by Sherlockian scholar Christopher Morley. The collection also includes a three-volume anthology titled Conan Doyle’s Best Books: Sherlock Holmes Edition (P. F. Collier & Son, c. 1904), with illustrations including limited-color frontispieces; as well as a probable early American edition of the final Sherlock Holmes short story collection, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (George H. Doran Company, c. 1927).
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Complete Set | Yes |
| Number of Books | 6 |
Condition
- edge and corner wear; cap and tail damage; loose bindings and hinges; scuffing and discoloration to covers; creasing in spine of Case Book; page discoloration and pencil markings.
Dimensions
- measured stacked.
Item #
18DCC239-675
