London, Spencer Blackett, 1890
The second Holmes novel, rare in the first issue cloth in such bright condition.
First edition, first issue, with misprints '13' on contents page and 'w shed' on p56; 8vo; frontispiece by Charles Kerr, without publisher's catalogue at end, bookplate to front pastedown, embossed bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper, one or two very light spots, else unmarked internally; original first issue cloth with 'Spencer Blackett's Standard Library' to foot of spine, cloth a little darkened, slight bumping and creasing to spine ends and corners, one or two light marks to covers, but a very good bright copy overall.
Green and Gibson A7.
First edition, first issue, with misprints '13' on contents page and 'w shed' on p56; 8vo; frontispiece by Charles Kerr, without publisher's catalogue at end, bookplate to front pastedown, embossed bookseller's stamp to front free endpaper, one or two very light spots, else unmarked internally; original first issue cloth with 'Spencer Blackett's Standard Library' to foot of spine, cloth a little darkened, slight bumping and creasing to spine ends and corners, one or two light marks to covers, but a very good bright copy overall.
Green and Gibson A7.
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