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First edition, first printing of Arthur Conan Doyle's, ''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes'', the first appearance of Holmes in book form, following the success of the stories in ''The Strand Magazine''. London: Printed by the Gresham Press for George Newnes, 1892. Bound in publisher's pale blue boards decorated in gilt, with both first printing points present: no name on the street sign on cover, and with misprint of Miss ''Violent'' Hunter for ''Violet'' in the final sentence of ''The Copper Beeches'' on page 317. Measures 6.75'' x 9.5'' and runs 317pp., with all edges gilt. Light shelf wear, mounting remnants to endpapers, and previous owner's name on fly-leaf. A well-preserved book in very good condition.
First Edition, First Printing of ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' by Arthur Conan Doyle -- The First Collection of Holmes Stories in Book Form
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