The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0895775522
- ISBN 13
- 9780895775528
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.:
Pleasantville, N.Y., Montreal. 1993:
Illustrated by David Johnson and with an afterword by Philip A. Shreffler. Both contributions are original to this edition.
Laid in as issued, a folded leaf forming a 4 pp insert, 'The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'. Includes two essays, one of which is an abridged reprint.
First edition thus.
A volume in the Reader's Digest 'The World's Best Reading' series.
219 pages: 23 cm.
ISBN: 0895775522
¼ bound brown boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Issued without a dust wrapper.
Contents: The adventure of Wisteria Lodge -- The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans -- The adventure of the devil's foot -- The adventure of the red circle -- The disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax -- The adventure of the dying detective -- His last bow -- The story of the man with the watches -- The story of the lost special -- The field bazaar -- How Watson learned the trick.
A fine unmarked copy with some (minor) spotting to the fore edge.
The picture is of the actual copy on offer.
Other titles in this series listed.
Will be posted well packed in a box.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Trepanier (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110
- Title
- The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Illustrator
- David Johnson
- Format/Binding
- ¼ bound brown boards with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Issued without a dust wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0895775522
- ISBN 13
- 9780895775528
- Publisher
- Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Pleasantville
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Sherlock Holmes
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