Sherlock Holmes Long Stories Arthur Conan Doyle Vintage Book Hound of Baskervilles Scarce Jacket

"There was no American copyright in 1887 when the 'Study in Scarlet' was written, so that the book had a circulation in the United States, and attracted some attention. As a consequence Mr Lippincott...had commissions for several British Authors, and invited Oscar Wilde and myself to dinner to discuss the matter. The result was 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' and 'The sign of the Four'.

Then came 'The Hound of the Baskervilles.' It arose from a remark by that fine fellow, whose premature death was a loss to the world, Fletcher Robinson, that there was a spectral dog near his home on Dartmoor. That remark was the inception of the book, but I should add that the plot and every word of the actual narrative was my own.

Finally, there is 'The Valley of Fear,' which had its origin through me reading a graphic account of the Molly McQuire outrages in the coalfields of Pennsylvania, when a young detective drawn from Pinkerton's Agency acted exactly as the hero is represented as doing. Holmes plays a subsidiary part in this story.

I trust that the younger public may find these romances of interest, and that here and there one of the older generation may recapture an ancient thrill. "

Arthur Conan Doyle
June 1929

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• Classic Crime Novel

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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was the author of the Sherlock Holmes Stories.


Publisher: John Murray
Date: 1941
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Yes

VERY GOOD:

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This is fresh from the attic in very good condition .

Red boards underneath the jacket fresh and bright with just slight fading to some of the cloth.

Robust condition. Interior pages are all clean and firm just the usual slight tanning through age and slight shelf wear to the exterior of the text block dust staining to the top of the text block.

Lightly pencilled price of 9/6 on first free endpaper, probably contemporary.

The dust jacket has very minor shelf wear to the front and back but the spine is heavily sunned, worn and faded so lets down the otherwise excellent jacket.

A tiny bit of fraying in places and a few tiny tears and a bit of scuffing to the corners. (Please see photos).

Overall Very Good Vintage collectable Sherlock Holmes book.

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SIZE: Height 19 cms x Width 1.5 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 640 pages+ 6 pages of Ads.

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