The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 363pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, bound in black cloth with titles in black against red backgrounds on the front board and spine. Illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele. Square, tight, and clean throughout with no toning or foxing. Minor wear spine ends and tips. Bump to top front tip. Still, a very well-preserved copy. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has some moderate wear to edges and tips. Short closed edge-tear near the front heel joint. Flap edges and spine panel toned. Still fresh and bright with no chipping or creases. A very pleasing collectable copy of a title getting very difficult to find in nice condition. (Inventory #: 016495)