A. Conan Doyle. A Study in Scarlet.. London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895. First edition, thus. Small magazine form...
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A. Conan Doyle. A Study in Scarlet.. London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895. First edition, thus. Small magazine format. Front wrapper is detached, rear wrapper is missing. Damage to last leaf, affecting text. Good to very good.More Information:
"A Complete Novel Presented with The Windsor Magazine Xmas Number." London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895. First edition, thus. Small magazine format, stapled. [5 pages of ads], 64 pages. Illustrations by James Greig. Illustrated wrappers in red and black. Front wrapper is detached, rear wrapper is missing. Last leaf has approximately one-quarter of the vertical page torn away, affecting text on pages 63 and 64; this leaf also has a hole, obscuring text on page 63. Paper toned with some minor foxing throughout. Rubber stamped name to front wrapper and title page. Good to very good.
"Issued as a Supplement to the Windsor Magazine, Xmas, 1895." A reprint of Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel, this edition is the first to be illustrated by James Greig. Scarce.
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