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The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes
by Weller, Philip; Roden, Christopher
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0517069660
- ISBN 13
- 9780517069660
- Seller
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Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Crescent Books, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (no price). Tan buckram with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, former owner's bookplate on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. An introduction to the major cases of Holmes and Watson, Sherlockian societies, and Arthur Conan Doyle himself.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3208
- Title
- The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes
- Author
- Weller, Philip; Roden, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517069660
- ISBN 13
- 9780517069660
- Publisher
- Crescent Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Sherlock Holmes, Sherlockiana, Arthur Conan Doyle, Literary Biography
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
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