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TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. [Movie Edition].
by Doyle, A. Conan
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, circa [1940s]., [1940s].. Good. - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Light green cloth titled in darker green on the front cover & the spine, in the original pictorial dust wrapper illustrated with a photograph of Basil Rathbone in the title role. The edges of the covers are faded and bumped. The soiled & stained dust jacket is chipped along the edges. [ii] & 359 pages. The pastedowns are darkened, else the contents are unusually BRIGHT and CLEAN. (The pages of many copies are often found darkened and yellowed due to the paper used during the Second World War). Very good in a good dust wrapper.
Movie edition. Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) created the role of Sherlock Holmes on the screen in 14 films from 1939 through 1946.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96174
- Title
- TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. [Movie Edition].
- Author
- Doyle, A. Conan
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Grosset & Dunlap, circa [1940s].
- Date Published
- [1940s].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- LITERATURE; MYSTERY; DETECTIVE FICTON; CRIME NOVEL; MOVIE EDITION; A. CONAN DOYLE; BASIL RATHBONE; TALES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; MOVIE EDITION; SHERLOCKIANA.
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
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