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SHERLOCK HOLMES IN AMERICA; Foreword by Dean Dickensheet
by Blackbeard, Bill
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810916096
- ISBN 13
- 9780810916098
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrations. Quarto (12" x 9 1/4"), black cloth with gilt lettering on spine and small gilt stylized rectangular Sherlock with pipe on front cover, Foreword by Dean Dickensheet; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with J. Allen St. John's depiction on front cover of Sherlock for the Chicago Tribune (1949), profusely illustrated with the gamut of American Sherlockian B&W and some color images from comics, book illustrations, films; 240 pages. Weight: ~ 3 lbs. Appealing overview of Sherlock's impact on American culture. Fun and a useful reference.<br/><br/>Bill Blackbeard (1926 - 2011), was a writer-editor and the founder-director of the eormous San Francisco Academy of Comic Art.<br/><br/>Solid clean copy with VG dust jacket (unclipped) with moderate wear. Previous owner's blindstamp on title page upper right corner. No remainder marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6551
- Title
- SHERLOCK HOLMES IN AMERICA; Foreword by Dean Dickensheet
- Author
- Blackbeard, Bill
- Illustrator
- Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810916096
- ISBN 13
- 9780810916098
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- crime, cartoons, humor, detectives, watson, films, comics, books, illustrations
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Quarto
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- Jacket
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