The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes In Two Volumes by Doyle, Arthur Conan - 1893

Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz. Very Good-. 1893. Hardcover. Collection of British Authors Nos. 2896-2897; 272; 280 pages; Two volume set, contents clean and secure in contemporary binding of brown leather spines and corners with patterned boards and endpapers; gilt lettering and decorative devices at spines; leather rubbed, crazed and chipping. Top edges gilt. Contents very good; bindings deteriorating at spines. Per Todd and Bowden: Vol. 1: H:24; Td@2--; (9), 10-271 text; C3. Vol. 2: H:--; Td@2--; (7), 8-280 text; C3. Wrappers and publisher's ads not bound in. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes collects the short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they first appeared. These stories won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Holmes is at the height of his powers and the volume is full of famous cases, including 'The Red-Headed League', 'The Blue Carbuncle', and 'The Speckled Band'. .