THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - COMPLETE 12-PART SERIAL (JULY, 1891 - JUNE, 1892)
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1891-1892. First Editions. First appearances of these twelve Sherlock Holmes stories, which comprise The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Contents include "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-Headed League," "A Case of Identity," "The Boscombe Valley Mystery," "The Five Orange Pips," "The Man with the Twisted Lip," "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb," "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor," "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet," and "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches." A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Green & Gibson A10.i-xii; Pronzini & Muller, pp.218-219. Item #7489
Twelve quarto issues (24.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; pp.viii,108,ix-xii (July,1891); xii,[109]-216,[4] (Aug.1891); xii,[217]-328,xiii-xvi (Sept.1891); xvi,[329]-440,xvii-xx (Oct.1891); xvi,[441]-550,xvii-xxii (Nov.1891); xxxii,[551]-670,xxxiii-xxxvi (Dec.1891); xvi,108,xvii,-xx (Jan.1892); xvi,[109]-216,xvii-xviii (Feb.1892); xvi,[217]-328,xvii-xx (March,1892); xvi,[329]-440,xvii-xx (April,1892); xvi,[441]-552,xvii-xx (May,1892); xvi,[553]-660,xvii-xx (June,1892). The Conan Doyle stories contain 104 illustrations by Sidney Paget. Square loss to contents leaf in the June, 1892 issue, else contents are complete; some chips and losses to spines, and left edge of the rear wrapper on Feb.1892 issue; some faint foxing, toning, and scattered stains, old tape repairs removed from a few issues, another two issues with old glue repairs, and some old dampstaining and cockling to text on the January, 1892 issue; a Very Good set, housed in a custom navy blue half-morocco clamshell case.
Price: $9,500.00