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Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1892.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 8vo. Hardcover. Pictorial green cloth. 1st American edition. 2nd state with "Now if he had." Bookplate roughly removed inside front cover. Slight spine cock. Covers worn through at btop & bottom of spine. 307pp. + ads. B&w illustrations.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Harper & Brothers. New York, 1892.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Heather blue cloth with gold lettering and black emblem on the covers and spine. Covers are slightly less clean than a century ago, but not faded or dirty. Binding good and tight. Early name written on front free endpaper. No date on the title page; copyright page dated only 1892. 307 pages + 4 pages of ads. Binding good and tight. This copy has the '!' on line 10 of page 65, but the important misprint on line 4 has been corrected to 'Now, if he had." which makes this an early 2nd printing of the first American edition. Complete with all the plates. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that its an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Harper & Brothers, 1892.
Price: US$347.19 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Second Issue. 12mo hardcover. Illustrated blue cloth with gilt lettering. 307pp. Illustrations. Issue points: Corrected "Now, if he had" page 65 line 4; misplaced "!" page 65 line 10. Fair book. Edgeworn; cloth torn at rear joint. Spine darkened and slanted. Front hinge cracked. Owner's name and short gifter's inscription on front endpage. Plate facing page 172 taped in. Blue pencil marking on rear pastedown. (Mystery, Detectives) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Harper and Brothers, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1892.
Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Very uncommon American First edition. Second state issue with corrected "Now, if he had" on Line 4/page 65 but "!" misplaced in the sentence on Line 10/page 65. Light blue cloth hardcover boards with stamped gilt lettering. Illustrated. 307 pages + 4 pages of publisher's advertising. Boards with heavy wear and edges frayed; corners exposed; boards with soiling and age toning; spine darkened; interior hinges weak; pages dusty with light age toning; edges soiled. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 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. Published without "The" in the title in the U.S.
Seller: Hudson River Book Shoppe, Waldwick, NJ, U.S.A.