Lot 516
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, first edition, first issue, 1892; and the first edition of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (2)
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, first issue with 'Miss Violent Hunter' in the last sentence on p.317, slight shelf-lean, 1892; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, neatly repaired tear to front free endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, 1894, first editions, illustrations by Sidney Paget, light spotting or foxing, hinges starting, original pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt, spines a little rubbed, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing and marking to covers, but a bright and excellent set overall, g.e., [Green & Gibson A10a & A14], 8vo (2)
⁂ An unusually sharp and bright set, rare in such condition.
Description
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, first issue with 'Miss Violent Hunter' in the last sentence on p.317, slight shelf-lean, 1892; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, neatly repaired tear to front free endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, 1894, first editions, illustrations by Sidney Paget, light spotting or foxing, hinges starting, original pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt, spines a little rubbed, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing and marking to covers, but a bright and excellent set overall, g.e., [Green & Gibson A10a & A14], 8vo (2)
⁂ An unusually sharp and bright set, rare in such condition.