Ellery Queen, ed. The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Significant presentation copy. Signed....

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Ellery Queen, ed. The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Significant presentation copy. Signed. [Sherlock Holmes.] Ellery Queen, ed. The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Boston: Little Brown, 1944. Fine example with dust jacket, which has only a small nick at top left corner of cover near spine; folding case. First edition, octavo. Number 14 of 125 copies signed by the editor for presentation to friends and admirers of Sherlock Holmes at the Sherlock Holmes Dinner held 31 March 1944 at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York city. Presentation copy. A highly significant presentation copy: Ellery Queen to James Keddie, Jr., son of the founder of the Boston Chapter of Thee Baker Street Irregulars, James Keddie, Senior. In addition to signing this copy, Ellery Queen pens a charming inscription: To Jim Keddie-a repeat in a good cause! "E. Q." James Keddie, Senior died suddenly and quite unexpectedly in early 1943. In April 1943, James Keddie, Junior was elected Cheetah of The Speckled Band of Boston, the only officer position in the Club in those days.