The Adventures of Solar Pons by August Derleth - 1975

Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Robson Books, 1975. The dust jacket is intact, it has been price clipped on the lower corner of the front flap. It has also been protected with a clear, removable, Brodart brand cover, so there is no further wear to report regarding the jacket besides the price clip. This is a UK edition. A collection of twelve stories of the adventures of Solar Pons, the detective created by Derleth, inspired by Sherlock Holmes character. Red cloth covered boards with the author's name and title imprinted in gold on the spine. All lettering on the spine is crisp and not rubbed or worn. The edges of the boards are not rubbed or worn, the corners are straight and not creased or bumped. No marks or other wear to the boards. Looks like a pen was dropped on the edge of page 51, there's one dot of ink at the edge of that page, just slightly bigger than the size of a period. No former ownership marks. There is a spot of residue on the inside of the front cover, looks… Read More

Robson Books, 1975. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Robson Books. British 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. Minor foxing to top edge, light browning to interior, else tight and clean. DJ shows light rubbing, minor edgewear.

Robson Books, 1975. 1st UK edition. These stories are gentle, breezy, mostly snobbish, and rather derivative of Doyle's works in all sense. On the other hand, Derleth's own vision of UK between the wars makes them much more interesting.. Hardback. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper.

London: Robson Books Ltd, 1975. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket is sunned, edges are creased and nicked, and inner flaps have curled somewhat. Page block and page edges are tanned. Pages are otherwise clear, binding is sound and boards are clean. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

London: Robson Books, 1975. Very Good/Very Good. London: Robson Books, 1975. First UK Edition. Octavo; 220pp. Illustrated dust jacket over magenta boards with gilt lettering to spine. Price-clipped dust jacket is lightly rubbed along the edges, but with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy, with some bumping at spine ends. Endpapers a touch toned, with a small pencil "m" on back pastedown. Pages fairly toned but unmarked. Binding is sound. First British reprint of Derleth's first Solar Pons collection, In Re: Sherlock Holmes, originally published by Mycroft & Moran in 1945 and reissued in the States by Pinnacle Books as Regarding Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Solar Pons the year prior.

London: Robson Books. 1st ed. 220pp. Near fine/near fine copy, now preserved in mylar jacket protector . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1975.

London: Robinson, 1975. First Combined Edition . Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. Contains The Adventures of Solar Pons and The Chronicles of Solar Pons

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.