ADVENTURES OF SOLAR PONS, THE by Derleth, August

Futura Publications, 1976-01. Paperback. Good.

Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Robson Books, 1975. The dust jacket is intact, it has been price clipped on the lower corner of the front flap. It has also been protected with a clear, removable, Brodart brand cover, so there is no further wear to report regarding the jacket besides the price clip. This is a UK edition. A collection of twelve stories of the adventures of Solar Pons, the detective created by Derleth, inspired by Sherlock Holmes character. Red cloth covered boards with the author's name and title imprinted in gold on the spine. All lettering on the spine is crisp and not rubbed or worn. The edges of the boards are not rubbed or worn, the corners are straight and not creased or bumped. No marks or other wear to the boards. Looks like a pen was dropped on the edge of page 51, there's one dot of ink at the edge of that page, just slightly bigger than the size of a period. No former ownership marks. There is a spot of residue on the inside of the front cover, looks… Read More

London: Robson Books Ltd, 1975. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is sunned, edges are creased and nicked, and inner flaps have curled somewhat. Page block and page edges are tanned. Pages are otherwise clear, binding is sound and boards are clean. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

London: Robson Books, 1975. Bound in red cloth, stamped in gold in great Victorian style dust jacket. Typical yellowing to pages, but overall, a tight, clean copy of the first Robson edition. 220 pp. . First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

(London: Robson Books: 1975) First Edition Bds pp. 220. The Solar Pons Series. Nine Solar Pons stories introduced with 'A Word from Dr. Lyndon Parker'. First Edition. Spine slightly slanted, cancelled stamp on free front endpaper otherwise fine in near fine dust-jacket.

London: Robson Books, 1975. Very Good/Very Good. London: Robson Books, 1975. First UK Edition. Octavo; 220pp. Illustrated dust jacket over magenta boards with gilt lettering to spine. Price-clipped dust jacket is lightly rubbed along the edges, but with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy, with some bumping at spine ends. Endpapers a touch toned, with a small pencil "m" on back pastedown. Pages fairly toned but unmarked. Binding is sound. First British reprint of Derleth's first Solar Pons collection, In Re: Sherlock Holmes, originally published by Mycroft & Moran in 1945 and reissued in the States by Pinnacle Books as Regarding Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Solar Pons the year prior.

1976, 233 pages | sound copy shows moderate wear to cover and spine (please see images and note crease on image of Pons' face) ; pages are yellow due to age; free of name, notes etc | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days

1976, 233 pages | sound copy shows moderate wear to cover and spine; bookplate pasted to reverse of front cover, and pages are yellow due to age; free of name, notes etc | carefully packaged and dispatched from UK within two working days

Robson Books, 1975. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Robson 1975 first edition thus, ex-library copy. Library marking to first few pages, text clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, in protective sleeve.

London: Robson Books. 1st ed. 220pp. Near fine/near fine copy, now preserved in mylar jacket protector . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1975.