LOT #37303 |
Sold on Feb 11, 2010 for:
Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
Arthur Conan Doyle. "The Sign of Four; or The Problem of the Sholtos" in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Philadel...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Description
The First Sherlock Holmes Story Published in America
Arthur Conan Doyle. "The Sign of Four; or The Problem of the Sholtos" in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1890.First edition in America. Octavo. Bound Volume XLV, January to June, 1890, story contained on pages 145-223 of the February, 1890 issue. One illustration used as frontispiece.
Half brown leather over maroon buckram with titles stamped in gilt on the spine. Trivial shelf wear to the corners, slight foxing to fore edges, else a solid copy in near fine condition.
This is the first appearance of the second Sherlock Holmes story in America. In the summer of 1889, Lippincott's agent met Doyle and Oscar Wilde at a dinner at the Langham Hotel and contracted with each for their next novels. Wilde's was The Picture of Dorian Gray, published in July, 1890. Doyle's "The Sign of Four". The first English edition was issued later in 1890, and an American piracy was issued in 1891.
More Information:
Auction Info
2010 February Signature Rare Books Auction #6038 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2010
11th-12th
Thursday-Friday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 0
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 909
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
19.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms