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DOYLE, Arthur Conan, Sir. The Sign of Four. London: Spencer Blackett, 1890.
8o. Frontispiece illustration by Charles Kerr. Original red cloth ornamented in black, gilt lettering (spine chipped at ends, slight wear to corners, a few small spots); slipcase. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, FIRST ISSUE, with "138" printed correctly on contents page, "w shed" on page 56. First issue binding with "Spencer Blackett's Standard Library" at foot of spine, and 32-page publisher's advertisement at end (ads with some loss to corners and margins). Locke 29-30; De Waal 279; Green & Gibson A7a.
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