THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES - COMPLETE 12-PART SERIAL (DECEMBER, 1892 - DECEMBER, 1893)
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1892-1893. First Editions. First appearances of these eleven Sherlock Holmes stories, which comprise The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Contents include "The Adventure of the Silver Blaze," "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," "The Adventure of the Yellow Face," "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk," "The Adventure of Gloria Scott," "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual," "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire," "The Adventure of the Crooked Man," "The Adventure of the Resident Patient," "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter," "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty," and "The Adventure of the Final Problem." A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Green & Gibson A14.i-xi; Pronzini & Muller, pp.219-220. Item #7490
Twelve quarto issues (24.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; pp.xxxii,[549]-684,xxxiii-xxxvi (Dec.1892); xvi,108,xvii-xx (Jan.1893); xvi,[109]-216,xvii-xxii (Feb.1893); xx,[217]-324,xxi-xxviii (March,1893); xvi,[325]-432,xvii-xxiv (April,1893); xvi,433-544,xvii-xxiv (May,1893); xx,[545]-652,xxi-xxiv (June,1893); xvi,108,xvii-xx (July,1893); xvi,[109]-220,xvii-xxiv (August,1893); xvi,[221]-332,xvii-xx (Sept.1893); xvi,[333]-444,xvii-xxiv (Oct.1893); xvi,[465]-556,xvii-xxiv (Nov.1893); xxiv,[557]-724,xxv-xxxii (Dec.1893). The Conan Doyle stories contain 97 illustrations by Sidney Paget. Square loss to contents leaf in the May, 1893 issue; cover loose on March, 1893 issue, with rear cover nearly detached on December, 1893 issue; shelfwear, varying degrees of sunning and scattered foxing to wrappers, with some losses to paper at spines (particularly on the June, 1893 issue), a few repaired tears, and occasional foxing to text; a Very Good set, housed in a custom navy blue half-morocco clamshell case.
Price: $9,500.00