1994, ISBN: 9780517345832

Hardcover

London, New York, et al.: Puffin Classics/Puffin Books/Published by The Penguin Group, 1994. Complete & Unabridged Edition 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (M… More...

London, New York, et al.: Puffin Classics/Puffin Books/Published by The Penguin Group, 1994. Complete & Unabridged Edition 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Adrian Chesterman (Cover Illustration). 277 pp. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, this including the Blanched Soldier, and two others are written in the third person. In two stories (The Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Gloria Scott), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations., Puffin Classics/Puffin Books/Published by The Penguin Group, 1994, 3, New York: Book-of-the-Month Club, 1994. In 1994, Book-of-the-Month Club published a complete set of the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories in nine separate, uniform volumes for its membership. Since that time, the club has re-published the volumes with different dust jackets. This is one of the original volumes from the first set and is therefore a "First Edition Thus." The book is in Fine, unread condition with an equally Fine dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival, Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in oatmeal-colored boards with a woven brown cloth spine and die-stamped gilt spine titles accompanied by a vignette drawing in gilt of Holmes smoking his pipe. This volume contains the original eleven stories plus the Sydney Paget illustrations first published in the Strand Magazine to complement the initial publication of the tales. The book measures 5 7/8 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 259 pages. (At the time of this listing, I currently have another book from this first series also available.). First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Sydney Paget. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Book-of-the-Month Club, 1994, 5, New York: Avenel, 1976. Oversized 632pp Includes The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Hound of the Baskervilles A facsimile of the original publications in Strand Magazine 1901-1905 with all the original illustrations by Sidney Paget Corners of cover are rubbed. Cloth Hardback. Near Fine. Illus. by Paget, Sidney ., Avenel, 1976, 4<

1998, ISBN: 9780517345832

Hardcover

Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK: Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited, 1998. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9&frac… More...

Ware, Hertfordshire, England, UK: Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited, 1998. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Robert Mathias (Cover Design); John Atkinson Grimshaw (Cover Illustration). 397 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based consulting detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skillful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and the second, The Sign of the Four, in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1880 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914. All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson; two are narrated by Holmes himself, this including the Blanched Soldier, and two others are written in the third person. In two stories (The Musgrave Ritual and The Adventure of the Gloria Scott), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story. Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations., Wordsworth Classics/Wordsworth Editions Limited, 1998, 5, New York: Avenel, 1976. Oversized 632pp Includes The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Hound of the Baskervilles A facsimile of the original publications in Strand Magazine 1901-1905 with all the original illustrations by Sidney Paget Corners of cover are rubbed. Cloth Hardback. Near Fine. Illus. by Paget, Sidney ., Avenel, 1976, 4<

1976, ISBN: 0517345838

[EAN: 9780517345832], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Avenel Books, USA], CRIME FICTION BZDB5 FICTION; THE ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES TREASURY, Jacket, Hardcover. 631 pages. *** PUBLISHIN… More...

[EAN: 9780517345832], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Avenel Books, USA], CRIME FICTION BZDB5 FICTION; THE ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES TREASURY, Jacket, Hardcover. 631 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Avenel Books, USA, 1976. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Contains: The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes; The Return of Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles. A Facsimile of the original publications in Strand Magazine 1901-1905 with all the original illustrations by Sidney Paget. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0517345838. ISBN/EAN: 9780517345832. Inventory No: 17010041. This item is heavy and may require additional shipping costs for destinations outside Australia., Books<

1976, ISBN: 9780517345832

Avenel Books, USA, 1976. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 631 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Avenel Books, USA, 1976. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in… More...

Avenel Books, USA, 1976. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 631 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Avenel Books, USA, 1976. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate wear. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Contains: The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes; The Return of Sherlock Holmes; The Hound of the Baskervilles. A Facsimile of the original publications in Strand Magazine 1901-1905 with all the original illustrations by Sidney Paget. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0517345838. ISBN/EAN: 9780517345832. Inventory No: 17010041.. 9780517345832, Avenel Books, 1976, 2.5<

1976, ISBN: 0517345838

[EAN: 9780517345832], Near Fine, [PU: Avenel, New York], HOLMES, SHERLOCK COLLECTION ANTHOLOGY, Oversized 632pp Includes The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return… More...

[EAN: 9780517345832], Near Fine, [PU: Avenel, New York], HOLMES, SHERLOCK COLLECTION ANTHOLOGY, Oversized 632pp Includes The Complete Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, and The Hound of the Baskervilles A facsimile of the original publications in Strand Magazine 1901-1905 with all the original illustrations by Sidney Paget Corners of cover are rubbed, Books<