The Hound Of the Baskervilles

Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead and Sherlock Holmes is called upon to protect his heir, Sir Henry Baskerville. Narrating the story, Holmes’s assistant Dr. Watson is sent to Dartmoor to investigate the unsettling tale of the Hound of the Baskervilles. This legend warns the descendants of the Baskerville family never to venture out on the moors that surround their ancestral home, or they will meet the beast that lurks in the shadows.  Though the story may seem unbelievable, a man is dead and footprints of a giant hound are found nearby. Sherlock and Dr. Watson agree to dig deeper into the truth of the matter and will discover that nothing is quite as it seems.  The most famous of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles was serialized in The Strand Magazine in 1901-02 and soon published to book form in 1902. Wildly popular, this novel has been adapted for film numerous times, starting with a silent German production in 1914. 

It was printed in the United Kingdom as a novel in March 1902 by George Newnes Ltd, then published in the same year in the United States by McClure, Philips & Co.The first edition - first printing of this title, published by George Newnes Ltd, has a misprint of “you” for “your” on page 13. The book is bound in the publisher’s original red decorative cloth with binding designed by Alfred Garth Jones. The titles are in gilt, with a hound’s silhouette stamped in black surrounded by a gilt floral design. Illustrations are by Sidney Paget.  Published by McClure, Phillips & Co., the first edition - first printing of this title does not include an “R” printed on the copyright page. This book is bound in red cloth with white lettering.