1930 · Garden City, NY
by Doyle, Arthur Conan; Christopher Morley
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1930. Very good.. Early printing of the Doubleday "Memorial" Edition, collecting the four novels and 56 short stories of the Sherlock Holmes canon with a preface by Christopher Morley. Two volumes, 8'' x 5.5'' each. Original black cloth printed in red. [xviii], 264; 462 pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck. Volumes a trifle shaken, with moderate wear. Tape shadows to endpapers, offset from old mylar cover (no longer present). Leaves lightly toned.
(Inventory #: 53923)