The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin 1981)
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0140057242
- ISBN 13
- 9780140057249
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin, 1981. Later Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 288 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges browned slightly. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0140057242. ISBN/EAN: 9780140057249. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: RB14003. . 9780140057249
Synopsis
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his famous detective and illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The book was published in England on October 14 1892 by George Newnes Ltd and in a US Edition on October 15 by Harper. The initial combined print run was 14,500 copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RB14003
- Title
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin 1981)
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140057242
- ISBN 13
- 9780140057249
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0140057242 EAN: 9780140057249 Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin 1981)
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About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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- Jacket
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