signed first edition
1985 · (London)
by Doyle, Arthur Conan; Whittington-Egan, Molly; Whittington-Egan, Richard
(London): Grey House Books, 1985. Very good plus.. Signed limited first edition thus of Doyle's investigation into the Great Wyrley Outrages, originally published as a pamphlet in 1907. The contents of the original pamphlet are accompanied here by the text of an associated letter from Doyle and his Statement of the Case Against Rodney Sharp. 8.25'' x 6''. Original quarter red cloth, grey cloth boards, gilt ornamental rules, gilt-stamped spine. Grey patterned endpapers. Limited to 1000 copies; the first 100 only signed. 124 pages. Signed by Richard Whittington-Egan and Molly Whittington-Egan to limitation page. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck. Small bump to bottom edge of text block; scattered spotting to fore-edge.
(Inventory #: 53571)