The Hounds Collection - An Anthology by Members of The Hounds of the Internet 'Tales from the CyberKennel' - In Celebration and Appreciation of Mr. Sherlock Holmes. The World's First and Foremost Consulting Detective - 7 Volumes by Pike, Langdale [compiled and Edited by]

Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1819 Third Edition. xxii, 337pp; viii, 363pp, ix [1], 376pp, 1pp ads. Engraved frontis, with 14 portrait engravings, 1 text engraving and engraved title vignettes. Volume 1 in a library binding, volume 2 & 3 in 3/4 leather and marbled paper with library cloth tape over backstrips, hinges taped. All volumes lack 1/2 title page, occasional foxing. BINDINGS TIGHT.

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1933 In Very Good Condition, with a Dust Jacket in Good Condition. 235pp bound in original green cloth, top edges gilt, with illustrated dust jacket, protected in a mylar cover. Slight age darkening to covers & pages, dust jacket shows darkening with edge chips & small piece missing on upper spine of dust jacket. Small "Blackwells" sticker inside cover, last page uncut. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. Includes: Publisher's original advertising card, Blackwell's Sales Invoice and a Customs Slip - all laid in.

Edinburgh: J.T. Baillie, 1894 In Good Condition. LIMITED EDITION #48 OF 150 COPIES. 128pp, 2 of publisher ads, bound in half vellum and green cloth, top edges gilt, deckled page edges. Includes 5 illustrated plates, with tissue guards intact, and head & tail pieces. In the old Scots vernacular. Covers show bumped corners, lower backstrip peeling, occasional interior foxing. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT.

New York: The Republic Press, 1898 In Very Good Condition. SCARCE. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. LIMITED - 150 COPIES PRIVATELY PRINTED OF WHICH THIS IS NO. 3. Dedicated to "My darling boy Ted with the undying love of his fond Mother (Janet Drake). May 7th, 1898". ALSO - on a blank page prior to the Allegory, is the following hand written note - "The subject if this Allegory was suggested by the wonderful advancement of women in the past few years - their severed chains of bondage placing them on a mental footing with men. These tremendous strides have been attained only by the Herculean efforts of women themselves - inspired by the Divine Hand - and immense possibilities whoes realities they have succeeded so marvelously in mastering. They have found "the light" - and may its radiance be the incentive got still greater and another achievement in the future for them - Janet Drake - May 24th 1924". Covers show light corner wear, light wear to top/heel of… Read More

UK: Jonathan Cape, 1975. Near fine condition, light soiling to text block Dustjacket has light rubbing now brodart protected. Ships in a box. Photos available.. First Edition UK. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Edinburgh: Printed for William Blackwood, 1819 Third Edition. xxii, 337pp; viii, 363pp, ix [1], 376pp, 1pp ads. Engraved frontis, with 14 portrait engravings, 1 text engraving and engraved title vignettes. Volume 1 in a library binding, volume 2 & 3 in 3/4 leather and marbled paper with library cloth tape over backstrips, hinges taped. All volumes lack 1/2 title page, occasional foxing. BINDINGS TIGHT.

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1933 In Very Good Condition, with a Dust Jacket in Good Condition. 235pp bound in original green cloth, top edges gilt, with illustrated dust jacket, protected in a mylar cover. Slight age darkening to covers & pages, dust jacket shows darkening with edge chips & small piece missing on upper spine of dust jacket. Small "Blackwells" sticker inside cover, last page uncut. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. Includes: Publisher's original advertising card, Blackwell's Sales Invoice and a Customs Slip - all laid in.

Edinburgh: J.T. Baillie, 1894 In Good Condition. LIMITED EDITION #48 OF 150 COPIES. 128pp, 2 of publisher ads, bound in half vellum and green cloth, top edges gilt, deckled page edges. Includes 5 illustrated plates, with tissue guards intact, and head & tail pieces. In the old Scots vernacular. Covers show bumped corners, lower backstrip peeling, occasional interior foxing. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT.

New York: The Republic Press, 1898 In Very Good Condition. SCARCE. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. LIMITED - 150 COPIES PRIVATELY PRINTED OF WHICH THIS IS NO. 3. Dedicated to "My darling boy Ted with the undying love of his fond Mother (Janet Drake). May 7th, 1898". ALSO - on a blank page prior to the Allegory, is the following hand written note - "The subject if this Allegory was suggested by the wonderful advancement of women in the past few years - their severed chains of bondage placing them on a mental footing with men. These tremendous strides have been attained only by the Herculean efforts of women themselves - inspired by the Divine Hand - and immense possibilities whoes realities they have succeeded so marvelously in mastering. They have found "the light" - and may its radiance be the incentive got still greater and another achievement in the future for them - Janet Drake - May 24th 1924". Covers show light corner wear, light wear to top/heel of… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. First Edition Charles Scribner's Sons; New York; 1931 "A" 8vo size tan clothbound hardcover with blue title and decorations and dust jacket; 314 toned pages. The back of the dust jacket features a small photograph of the author and his biography. From jacket flap: "His stories concern love in the springtime, courting, jealousy, an accident, a lynching, old age, a death. Some of them are very short, yet the reader finds within their brevity all the flavor and mood of some American incident which, in Caldwell's hands, becomes a story - interesting, individual, authentic." Price sticker on fep. Jacket is separated into two pieces on front spine seam with edgewear and chipping, particularly to head and heel and edges; small abrasion on fep from sticker. Top and bottom of spine are bumped and the bottom of spine is frayed. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for… Read More