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DOYLE, Arthur Conan, Sir (1859-1930). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. London: George Newnes, 1892 and 1894.
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DOYLE, Arthur Conan, Sir (1859-1930). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. London: George Newnes, 1892 and 1894.
2 volumes, small 4o. Half titles, frontispiece to Memoirs, numerous in-text illustrations. Light blue crushed levant morocco, covers with double gilt fillet and ornamental border with gilt floral cornerpieces, flowers with crimson and navy morocco onlays gilt, surrounding a central gilt decorative lozenge with floral crimson and navy morocco onlays gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, others with gilt ornamental tooling with floral crimson and navy onlays, board edges and turn-ins gilt with navy floral onlays gilt, edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey; modern slipcase (spines faded).
FIRST EDITIONS IN BOOK FORM. Adventures has the suggestive misprint Miss "Violent" Hunter for "Violet" on p. 317. Locke 35 and 40; Queen's Quorum 16; De Waal 520 and 596; Green & Gibson A10a and A14a. (2)
2 volumes, small 4o. Half titles, frontispiece to Memoirs, numerous in-text illustrations. Light blue crushed levant morocco, covers with double gilt fillet and ornamental border with gilt floral cornerpieces, flowers with crimson and navy morocco onlays gilt, surrounding a central gilt decorative lozenge with floral crimson and navy morocco onlays gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, others with gilt ornamental tooling with floral crimson and navy onlays, board edges and turn-ins gilt with navy floral onlays gilt, edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Asprey; modern slipcase (spines faded).
FIRST EDITIONS IN BOOK FORM. Adventures has the suggestive misprint Miss "Violent" Hunter for "Violet" on p. 317. Locke 35 and 40; Queen's Quorum 16; De Waal 520 and 596; Green & Gibson A10a and A14a. (2)