The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes &c.

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12 volumes. Large 8vo. (24 x 16.5 cm). Original magazine parts bound in half-yearly volumes. Original pale blue pictorial cloth, spines lettered in gilt, yellow-coated endpapers, sprinkled edges. Profusely illustrated in black & white throughout. Bookplate of Eileen M. Green, Cottingham, E. Yorks to each volume Contains the first appearance of the above mentioned Sherlock Holmes stories, plus 'The Adventure of the Cardboard Box' (Volume V, 1893) which was not published in book form until 'His Last Bow' (1917). Several of these Holmes stories feature far more illustrations (notably by Sidney Paget) than in book form, and in some (such as 'Cardboard Box ') the illustrations are exclusive to 'The Strand'. Doyle also contributes the historical caper 'The Exploits and Adventures of Brigadier Gerard' (volumes VIII, IX and X), 'An Alpine Pass on Ski (Volume 8), the short story 'The Lord of chateau Noire' (Volume 8), and the 'Brigadier Gerard' (Volumes 9 and 10). In addition, the set includes science fiction from Jules Verne; 'Dr Trifulgas' (volume IV, 1893), and 'An Express of the Future' (volume X, 1895). Volumes VII-VIII feature the entire first series of cases for the consulting detective Martin Hewitt; probably the chief rival of Sherlock Holmes- indeed Morrison's ingenious crime stories were commissioned by 'The Strand' entirely due to an appetite for Doyle imitations. Volumes 11 and 12 contain the first issue of the full text of Doyle's Gothic mystery and boxing tale " Rodney Stone.". N° de ref. del artículo 63364

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