Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Limited Editions Club 1950 8 Vols Vg Cond

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Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Limited Editions Club 1950 8 Vols Vg Cond
The complete works of fiction relating to Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published by the Limited Editions Club, New York, between 1950 and 1952. The set consists of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 3 volumes slip-cased, 1950; The Later Adventures, 3 volumes slip-cased, 1952; The Final Adventures, 2 volumes slip-cased, 1952. Texts edited by Edgar W. Smith, introduction by Vincent Starett. Books designed by W. Dwiggins, illustrated with “A selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Doff Steele, Sidney Paget et al”. Sets were issued as #1427 of of 1500 copies. Octavo, paper-covered boards, cloth spines, glassine dust jackets. Books very good condition. Slip-cases mildly shelf-worn, rubbed edges, slight soiling. The glassine jackets are good to poor. CONAN DOYLE – SHERLOCK HOLMES – LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB – 1950 – 8 VOLS – VG COND. The texts were edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an introduction by Vincent Starett. They were designed by W. Dwiggins, illustrated with “A selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Doff Steele, Sidney Paget and others”. The sets were issued as numbers 1427 of editions of 1500 copies. Octavo, paper-covered boards with cloth spines, in glassine dust jackets. The volumes are in very good condition. The slip-cases are mildly shelf-worn, with rubbed edges and slight soiling. The glassine jackets range from good to poor. Books will be sent Media rate in the US, unless otherwise requested. The Freedonia listing site offers, as does our shop, a variety of goods in fields as varied as tribal Art, books, tools, orientalia, Americana, nautical and vintage household items. We attempt to describe our listings with great care, hoping that there are no suprises for the purchaser. Sometimes our thorough descriptions make the object sound worse than it is. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. Auctiva gets you noticed! Track Page Views With. This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “freedonia” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Illustrator: Various
  • Language: English
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Place of Publication: New York
  • Publisher: Limited Editions Club
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Book Club Edition, Collector’s Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Limited Edition
  • Subject: Literature & Fiction
  • Topic: Detective fiction
  • Year Printed: 1950

Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes Limited Editions Club 1950 8 Vols Vg Cond