The Sign of Four
by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0719529476
- ISBN 13
- 9780719529474
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray & Jonathan Cape, 1974. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Bound in the publisher's original cloth covered boards, spine stamped in gilt. Dust jacket rubbed at the edges and extremities. Illustrated endpapers. First edition of 'The Sherlock Holmes Collected Edition' series with an introduction by Graham Greene.
Synopsis
The Sign of the Four (1890) (also called The Sign of Four) was the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9023258
- Title
- The Sign of Four
- Author
- Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0719529476
- ISBN 13
- 9780719529474
- Publisher
- John Murray & Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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