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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Slipcased. Fine/Very Good. Slipcased. All in ONE volume (824 pp.) containing every Sherlock Holmes tale written by Doyle, with copious annotations & illustrations adding immensely to the modern reader's enjoyment, complemented by the original drawings from their first appearance in London's "Strand Magazine" in the late 1800s. Introduction, Notes, & Bibliography by editor Baring-Gould, a noted Holmes scholar. Oversized (4to), thick hardcover has a quarter gray cloth-wrapped spine with black cloth over the remaining boards. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): appears never opened. Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked.The protective slipcase with a decorative green paper pastedown encircling the exterior is Near Fine, with just slight rubbing to extremities; no chips or tears, sturdy & secure. Our photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Two huge volumes contain ALL the Sherlock Holmes tales by Doyle, with copious annotations & illustrations adding immensely to the modern reader's enjoyment, complemented by the original drawings from their first appearance in London's "Strand Magazine" in the late 1800s. Introduction, Notes, & Bibliography by editor Baring-Gould, a renowned Holmes scholar. Orig. collected in this two-volume boxed set format in 1967, this is a married set with NO SLIPCASE: Vol. I (in 688 pages with map endpapers) is a Third Printing, while Vol. II (in 824 pages, same endpapers) has a slightly different binding (but identical DJ) & is a 17th printing. Both are thick, oversized hardcovers in Near Fine condition, appearing never read! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG on Vol. I, Fine on Vol. II.… Read More

Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1983. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Collection of 9 essays on the use of chemistry in crimes both fictional & real from the tales of Arthur Conan Doyle to modern forensic science. Orig. published in 1983, this is the Fifth printing from 1992, identical in all aspects. Hardcover book has red cloth-covered boards with silver design & lettering to front & spine, in 135 pages. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): just removed from our personal shelves where it has been since acquired Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Near Fine due to extremely slight edgewear in the form of teeny chips; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders,… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First Trade Paperback . Trade Paperback. VG+. Author was widely regarded as the world's expert on Sherlock Holmes until his death in 1991. First US Trade Paperback edition (stated, with full number line), in 255 pages, with over 50 original illustrations from the "Strand" throughout. Full of notable quotes, anecdotes, story excerpts, & an analysis of the plots & characters of all 60 original stories as they related to Conan Doyle's life & career. Condition is VG+: very clean & tight & square; NO writing, underlining, or highlighting. NOT ex-lib. Only flaws are a few random spots to external page edges & very slight upward curl to front cover.Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

London, England: Robinson Ltd, 2006. First Paperback . Soft cover. Near Fine. Chronicles true crimes investigated by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including the case of Jack the Ripper. In 326 pages w/Notes, including 16 pages of real vintage photos. Trade paperback book is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & tight with very minor edgewear. Pages white & completely unmarked, slightly curled bottom front corner. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Soft cover. Near Fine. Collection of 53 short pieces, including early & more modern parodies, scholarly ponderings, new adventures, problematical pieces, & much more! Well annotated in Notes section + a Holmesiography. 512 pages. Thick, trade paperback looks, feels, & smells just less crisp than brand new! Completely clean, binding tight & square, very white pages. Very slight edgewear is only flaw. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

London, England: John Murray Paperbacks, 1965. British Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good. Kuntsler, Mort. Unabridged British paperback edition of one of Holmes's most famous tales. Originally published in this format in 1959, this is the 1965 reprint. Book shows mild edgewear & some light creases, foxing to all external page edges. Slight tearing at foot of spine. Former owner's bookplate on first page; NO writing or underlining or highlighting. Pages show mild tanning. Please see our photos: they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & Holidays ship very next business day.

New York, NY: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005. Trade Paper. Near Fine. A further adventure of Sherlock Holmes by the author of "The Alienist" & "The Angel of Darkness.'' Trade paperback book is Near Fine: appears never opened, nice white pages, just slight rubbing along spine/front cover edge. NO writing, underlining, or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

New York, New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2018. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Uses newly available evidence & eyewitness testimony to explore connections between Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories & real-crime cases, along with his later-life enthrallment with the completely un-Holmesian subject of spiritualism. In 316 page with Index & Bibliography + 8 glossy pages of black-and-white illustrations in center. A FIRST EDITION, First printing from 2018, this hardcover book has matte black paper over boards with silver lettering to spine. Just removed from our personal library, it is in Fine/Fine condition, appearing As New & unread! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages white. The unclipped DJ is equally pristin. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; weekends… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. The "most comprehensive & engaging Sherlock Holmes edition ever,'' in 2 humongous volumes (1878 pages total), edited with a Foreword & Notes by noted Holmes scholar Leslie Klinger, with an Introduction by author John Le Carré & additional research by Patricia J. Chui. Orig. issued in a slipcased hardcover set on the 150th anniversary of Holmes' birthday, this is a softcover edition, nonslipcased. Contains all 56 of the original short stories in the order they were first published, complemented with over 700 original illustrations & period photographs. Vol I includes stories first contained in"The Adventures" & "The Memoirs" ("of Sherlock Holmes"), while Vol. II contains stories from "The Return,'' "His Last Bow,'' & "The Case-Book." The Annotations provide a fabulous Introduction to Holmes for… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc, 1994. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Draws on entirely new research to document real-life crimes investigated by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes the cases of Reginald Christie, Bluebeard, Dr. Crippen, & various unsolved murders in late-19th-century London. A must for all Holmes aficionados! Includes 16 pages of real photographs. Trade paperback is completely clean & tight, extremely slight edgewear, pages white & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

San Francisco, California: Sleuth Publications, Ltd., 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine. Challenge your wits against the great detective in this parlor game from 1981 suitable for solitaire, pair, or multiplayer team play. Faux leather/plastic covered three-ring binder in brown with white design & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: all elements complete & looks brand new & never opened/played! Includes: 1) Clue Book (bound in the rings); 2) 6 stapled booklets (London Directory, 2nd ed.; Quiz book; Rules; Case Book; Rules, Clues, Case Solutions Set #1; Newspaper Archive. 3) Solution Checklist pad of tear-off sheets, 4) registration card; 5) fold-out map of Holmes's London. Only flaw is small scraped spot to front cover, mid-spine & a streak of slight rubbing to center image of Holmes. Else, completely clean & bright & flawless! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Gramercy Books, 1977. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+. Paget, Sidney. Fun book for all fans of the great detective in which you read a condensed form of a real Sherlock Holmes story, then solve the puzzle. Puzzle answers & solutions to the mysteries provided in back of book, along with bits of Holmes trivia & period pen & ink illustrations throughout the 160 pages. Orig. pub by Potter in 1977, this is a reprint from Gramercy. Condition is VG+: hardcover 8vo has glossy yellow decorative paper over boards. Old gift inscription to ffep; else, pages completely clean & unmarked, all puzzles unworked. Heavy tanning to page edges. Binding strong & straight, boards clean & bright, noticeable spine fade. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Middlesex, UK: Senate, 1999. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. Originally published in 1962, this is the 1999 trade paperback edition. Includes a who's who of all the characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories, plus plot summaries & a sampler of famous quotations. Softcover book is VG+: completely clean & tight, slight page tanning, appears unopened. NO writing or other marks save for 1 small pen mark on half-title; NOT ex-lib. Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1986. Soft cover. VG-. Fictional biography by a noted Holmes scholar offers a totally convincing account of the great detective's life. The First Trade Paperback Edition, this softcover book is VG-: completely clean, with minor edgewear, especially to bottom outer edge, which is a bit warped. Else, pages white, binding strong & straight; NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 1986. First American Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Period & contemporary photographs, many in full color, illustrate what London was like at the time when Sherlock Holmes would have been solving his mysteries there, depicting streets, parks, buildings, items of daily life, & events that figure into his stories. 127 pages. A beautiful book! This is the 2nd printing of the First American edition (originally published in Japan in 1984). Oversized softcover is in Near Fine condition: completely clean & tight, appears never opened! Nice white pages, NO writing, underlining, or highlighting. Only flaw is slight fading/discoloration to top edge of back cover. Photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1974. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. of New York (see our other listing for the edition by Bramhall with a different DJ, same contents), in 128 pages, profusely illustrated. Hardcover book has brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG: completely clean & tight, binding straight & secure, pages white & unmarked. Slight denting to front boards, which shows up on the DJ as rubbed/scraped areas with 2 small tears. The unclipped DJ is otherwise VG, with extremely minimal edgewear, NO fading or tears or chips. Nicely protected in new archival mylar cover Free! A must for any Sherlock Holmes fan! Our photos depict the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Schocken Books, 1975. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good+. Traces the history of portraiture of the beloved detective Sherlock Holmes as he was depicted by illustrators over nearly a 6-year period in England & the US. In 104 pages, with an Introduction by Vincent Starrett & 65 illustrations accompanying the text. First published by Syracuse University in 1963, this is the First Edition, Second Printing from Schocken Books from 1975. Oversized softcover is in VG+ condition: completely clean inside & out, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with tanning to edges, but unmarked. Minor rubbing to extremities, slight corner curling, remainder stamp to bottom page edges, tanning to edges of front cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock'' images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Engaging look at London, England, as it actually appeared when Sherlock Holmes would have lived there at 221 B Baker Street, in 168 pages with over 200 sepia-toned vintage photos throughout the text taken between 1879 & 1914. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1989, NOT the later reprint! Square hardcover has brown textured cloth over boards with bright gilt lettering to spine. Condition is Fine (our highest grade): exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is bright, no fading, but downgraded to VG+ due to a 3" tear descending from head of spine down into front cover & light chipping at corners; looks lovely in new mylar cover! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock'' images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1974. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/VG-. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' In 128 pages, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated. A FIRST EDITION, later printing from 1974 (see our other listing for the edition by Potter with a different DJ, same contents), this hardcover book is in Fine condition: completely clean & tight, binding straight & secure, pages white & unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus), downgraded due to short chips & tears, general edgewear, but no fading; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! A must for any Sherlock Holmes fan! Our photos depict the EXACT book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More