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The title of the british collection was the casebook of. Holmes, master of disguise, reasoned logically to deduce clients. This is the 2nd short storymystery collection, after the adventures of sherlock holmes. Signed first editions of sherlock holmes by sir arthur. Red cloth covered boards with gilt titles and decoration and pasted on paper vignette. Sherlock holmes stories from adrian harrington rare books. Several days after sherlock holmes and criminal mastermind professor moriarty go over the reichenbach falls, a dead body identified as moriarty is fished out of the water. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective. Sir arthur conan doyle first editions 1859 1930 british writer, physician knighted for medical services during the south african war and creator of sherlock holmes, the bestknown detective in literature and the embodiment of sharp reasoning.
It is, however, far less common, with some 20,000 fewer copies issued in britain. The book was published in england on october 14 1892 by george newnes ltd and in a us edition on october 15 by harper. The book was the first collection of holmes stories, which conan doyle had been publishing. It was the second collection featuring the consulting detective sherlock holmes, following the adventures of sherlock holmes. Illustrated from top five classics is the only fully illustrated, singlevolume edition of the entire sherlock holmes canon available, featuring. First published in 1892, sir arthur conan doyles the adventures of sherlock holmes has stood the test of time. The initial 12 tales were collected between covers as the adventures of sherlock holmes, published in england and america in 1892 if any reader be. Editions of the adventures of sherlock holmes by arthur conan.
The book was the first collection of holmes stories, which conan doyle had been publishing in magazines. Included are all four fulllength holmes novels and more than forty short. Paperback published in 1998, kindle edition published in 1999, 0199536953 paperback published in 200. The adventures of sherlock holmes and the memoirs of sherlock holmes 2 books. The adventures of sherlock holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by arthur conan doyle, first published on 14 october 1892.
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