Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1981. Hardcover, octavo volume bound in full black decorative leather. A definitive text, corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an introduction by Vincent Starrett, and illustrated with a selective collation of the original illustrations of Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and others. . . . . Includes "A Study in Scarlet" , "The Sign of the Four", the twelve adventures originally published as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", and the twelve adventures originally published as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes". A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: silk moir endpapers and bound in ribbon marker; all edges gilt, raised spine, 22kt gold stamping, smyth sewn binding and full genuine leather. A title in the Collector's Series, the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, attractive copy. Incidental scratch to foredge gilt, else fine. Scans sent on request.. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.