THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: George Newnes, 1894. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large Octavo; VG-; Blue spine with gilt lettering; 279 pages; All edges gilt; Edge wear to the boards, some fraying beginning at the corners; Binding is somewhat shaken, spine cocked; textblock sunken; Previous owner's name inked on half title page; Some scratching to gilt edges, interior toned with a few areas of spotting; EH consignment; shelved Case 6. 1328412. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Synopsis
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1894, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1328412
- Title
- THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
- Author
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- George Newnes
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...