Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. [And:] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

London: George Newnes, 1892. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. [And:] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1892.

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DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1892.

First edition, first issue (in the binding with no name on the street sign in The Strand Library device on front cover and the misprint "Violent Hunter" for "Violet Hunter" on page 317). Large octavo (9 1/4 x 6 3/8 inches; 235 x 162 mm). [4], 317, [1, printer’s imprint], [2, blank] pp. With 104 illustrations by Sidney Paget in the text.

Original light blue cloth over beveled (truncated) boards. Front cover and spine blocked and lettered in gilt and black. All edges gilt. Gray flower and leaf endpapers. Inner hinges cracked but holding. Edges, head and tail of the spine and corners very minorly rubbed and bumped. Spine lightly sunned and rubbed. Cloth lightly soiled. Text is very clean. Overall, very good.

[Together with:]

DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrations by Sidney Paget. London: George Newnes, 1894.

First edition. Large octavo (9 3/16 x 6 1/4 inches; 233 x 160 mm). [6], 279, [1, blank] pp. With ninety illustrations in the text (including frontispiece).

Original dark blue cloth over beveled boards. Front cover and spine blocked and lettered in gilt and black. All edges gilt. gold feather patterned endpapers. Edges, head and tail of the spine and corners a bit rubbed and bumped. Spine lightly sunned. Gilt on spine a bit rubbed. Text very clean. Overall a very nice copy.

Both volumes housed together in an open-end slipcase.

"Rarely has a character so quickly established itself on the popular imagination as did Sherlock Holmes in the latter half of 1891." (Green & Gibson).

Green and Gibson A10a and A14a.

HBS 69155.

$6,000. (Inventory #: 69155)