The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Item #017875
8vo., 281pp. with 6pp. ads in rear. Sharp First American Edition, First Issue with the subsequently suppressed "The Card-Board Box" which was not in the First English Edition, nor in any subsequent American editions. Bound in light blue cloth with gilt titles. Gordian Knot design on front board and handcuff design on spine, both in dark blue. Illustrated with drawings by Sidney Paget and W.H. Hyde. White end-papers. . Square, tight and clean throughout save a hint of page toning and bookplate on the front paste-down. Mild wear to spine ends and a touch of toning to edges and spine. Very well-preserved. A very pretty collectable copy and in this first state, much scarcer than the First British Edition. (De Waal, #597, p.27; Green & Gibson, A14,b. p.72).
Price: $1,350.00