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[MORLEY, Frank V.] A Sherlock Holmes Cross-Word Puzzle by Mycroft Holmes, Recently brought to Light by Tobias Gregson, Late of Scotland Yard and Transmitted by him to Christopher Morley. [Portland: privately printed for Walter Klinefelter], 1938. Small 4o. Original mauve wrappers (one corner slightly bumped).
FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, number 9 of 39 copies. The crossword puzzle was originally published in The Saturday Review of 19 May 1934. 31 correct (or semi-correct depending on your stringency) entries were returned to Christopher Morley, entailing automatic matriculation to the Baker Street Irregulars. Walter Klinefelter's entry was among the first six. De Waal 4899. See also Albert and Julia Rosenblatt's The Sherlock Holmes Crossword. Saint Paul, 1985 (included with this lot). (2)
FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, number 9 of 39 copies. The crossword puzzle was originally published in The Saturday Review of 19 May 1934. 31 correct (or semi-correct depending on your stringency) entries were returned to Christopher Morley, entailing automatic matriculation to the Baker Street Irregulars. Walter Klinefelter's entry was among the first six. De Waal 4899. See also Albert and Julia Rosenblatt's The Sherlock Holmes Crossword. Saint Paul, 1985 (included with this lot). (2)