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Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Binker North, 1905.

Price: US$36.33 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London)[2] and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had 'died' in 'The Final Problem'. Having published The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1901-1902, which was set before Holmes' 'death', Doyle came under intense pressure to revive his famous character. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 1891-1894, a period called 'The Great Hiatus' by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson's statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories. Contents: 'The Adventure of the Empty House' 'The Adventure of the Norwood Builder' 'The Adventure of the Dancing Men' 'The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist' 'The Adventure of the Priory School' 'The Adventure of Black Peter' 'The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton' 'The Adventure of the Six Napoleons' 'The Adventure of the Three Students' 'The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez' 'The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter' 'The Adventure of the Abbey Grange' 'The Adventure of the Second Stain'

Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. London: George Newnes, Ltd. 1905, 1905.

Price: US$890.98 + shipping

Description: Erstausgabe; OLWd. mit Goldprägung auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken, [viii]+403 Seiten, 8° (12,5 x 19 cm), Deckelränder etwas berieben, durchgehend etwas stockig, sonst sauber, insgesamt noch befriedigender Zustand. Book Language/s: English

Seller: Antikvariat Valentinska, Praha, Czech Republic

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.. George Newnes Ltd., London, 1905.

Price: US$975.00 + shipping

Description: Bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Root & Son with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece, illustrated by Sidney Paget. In near fine condition. The fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes became immensely popular with his first appearance in a series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891. Additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totaling four novels and 56 short stories. Widely considered a British cultural icon, Sherlock Holmes and his stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing, with the original tales as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for over a century.

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes LTD, London, 1905.

Price: US$1559.46 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The first edition of Sherlock Holmes' brilliant return, a collection of thirteen thrilling short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, complete with the original illustrations. The first edition, first impression.Four pages of publisher's adverts to the rear.Half-title is present with adverts to the reverse.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fifteen plates.Collated, complete.The third brilliant collection of Sherlock Holmes stories; this collection picks up after the 1893 collection 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes', which saw Holmes fall to his death in 'The Final Problem'. As Doyle was under a lot of pressure from the public to revive the beloved detective.'The Return of Sherlock Holmes' comprises of thirteen stories, including the adventure of 'The Empty House', 'The Norwood Builder', 'The Dancing Men', 'The Solitary Cyclist', 'The Priory School', 'Black Peter', 'Charles Augustus Milverton', 'The Six Napoleons', 'The Three Students', 'The Golden Pince-Nez', 'The Missing Three-Quarter', 'The Abbey Grange', and 'The Second Stain'.Complete with the original illustrations by Sidney PagetPrior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Rear joint is cracked, exposing the webbing of the binding. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss and lifting to the head of the spine. Light rubbing to the front joint, with a small crack to the tail. A few minor marks to the boards and rubbing to the extremities. Some spots to the fore edge. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Good

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

DOYLE. ARTHUR CONAN.. THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.. George Newnes, Limited. London. 1905, 1905.

Price: US$1754.39 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.1 inches). viii, 404, 4pp of publishers adverts at rear. Illustrated with sixteen mono plates by Sidney Paget. Some light spotting to a few pages but overall a very good copy in recent leather binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe for Asprey. Half dark blue morocco, five raised bands to spine, each with gilt dotting. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Blue cloth on boards with single gilt ruled border on leather edges. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Housed in a felt lined slip case with blue cloth covering. Fading to the spine but still overall a very good copy in an attractive leather binding. --- Gibson & Green A29a. .

Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, Limited, 1905.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). MCMV (1905) stated on title page. Illustrated with sixteen mono plates by Sidney Paget. In original cloth. Previous owner's writing on front free end paper: newspaper clip of Holmes' sitting room attached to front free end paper; two more newspaper clips attached to rear free end paper about theater play; some foxing throughout. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.

Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.

Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, 1905.

Price: US$3000.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", by Arthur Conan Doyle. London: George Newnes, 1905. First English edition (following the U. S. edition by about one month). Octavo (7.25 x 4.75 inches; 185 x 120 mm.). [viii], 403, [1], [4, ads] pages. Publisher's dark blue cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt; all edges rough-trimmed; plain endpapers. Expertly rebacked with spine almost seamlessly laid down; corners refreshed. Rear board lightly rubbed; light wear to board edges. Page edges and margins lightly foxed; endpapers very lightly soiled; a few soft creases to last leaf of the text and the two leaves of ads. A near fine restored copy, housed in a custom clamshell case. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. From the KoKo Collection.

Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands

DOYLE, Arthur Conan; PAGET, Sidney, illustrator. Return of Sherlock Holmes, The. London: George Newnes, 1905, 1905.

Price: US$3250.00 + shipping

Description: "‘Holmes!' I cried. ‘Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?'" the Third Collection of Sherlock Holmes Stories DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1905. First English edition of the third collection of Sherlock Holmes stories (preceded by the first American edition by about one month). Small octavo (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 inches; 187 x 122 mm.). [8], 403, [1, printer's imprint], [4, publisher's advertisements] pp. Sixteen plates (including frontispiece). Some occasional light, mainly marginal foxing, otherwise near fine. Publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Early ink signature "Mary V.B.M." and bookplate of Barry Cross of Bishop's Waltham (UK) on front free endpaper. An excellent copy, with the gilt much brighter than is usually seen. "The author was persuaded to revive Sherlock Holmes by the generous offers made by the proprietors of the American magazine.Having decided to write a new series, the author took care to preserve the integrity of his fictional character. ‘I would not write a Holmes story without a worthy plot, without a problem which interested my own mind, for that is a requisite before you can interest any one else.' The main problem was the plot.The plots did come and thirteen stories were written, among them some of the most interesting in the whole series" (Green and Gibson, pp. 140-141). The thirteen stories are: "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder," "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist," "The Adventure of the Priory School," "The Adventure of Black Peter," "The Adventure of Charles August Milverton," "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons," "The Adventure of the Three Students," "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez," "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter," "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange," and "The Adventure of the Second Stain." Green and Gibson A29a.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, Limited, London, 1905.

Price: US$3450.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 8vo Dark blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine and upper board. A fine copy with only a trace of wear at edges and corners. Bookplate of former owner on front pastedown. With 'George Newnes Limited' at base of spine. Green A29. .

Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes Ltd, London, 1905.

Price: US$5000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's blue cloth. A beautiful copy. The book is in nice shape with minor wear to the spine and edges. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION housed in a custom clamshell slipcase. We buy Doyle First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes Ltd, London, 1905.

Price: US$6000.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's blue cloth. A beautiful copy. The book is in nice shape with minor wear to the spine and edges. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION. We buy Doyle First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. George Newnes, 1905.

Price: US$6500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Doyle, Arthur Conan. THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1905. First English edition. Octavo. 403 pages with four-page catalog bound in the back. Frontispiece and fifteen plates illustrated by Sidney Paget. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped titles on upper board and spine. Housed in a half morocco over silk clamshell book box with five raised bands, gilt titles and decorated rules on spine. Binding very lightly rubbed, small corner and spine end bumps. Stamp of "W.H. Smith & Son/ London" on front free endpaper. Signed by previous owner on verso of frontispiece. Minor foxing. A Very Good to Near Fine bright copy. Includes the following Sherlock Holmes stories: "The Adventure of the Empty House," "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder," "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," "The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist," "The Adventure of the Priory School," "The Adventure of Black Peter," "The Adventure of Charles August Milverton," "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons," "The Adventure of the Three Students," "The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez," "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter," "The Adventure of the Abbey Grange," and "The Adventure of the Second Stain." Ex-Heritage Auctions April 6th, 2016.

Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes Ltd, London, 1905.

Price: US$9000.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Arthur Conan Doyle on a laid in signature. The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth and is in great shape with light wear to the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Arthur Conan Doyle First Editions.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.