Arthur Conan Doyle – The Hound of the Baskervilles – 1902 First Issue
Dhs22,000
A wonderful collector’s item from the Sherlock Holmes canon.
This is a first edition, first printing published by Newnes in 1902.
A true first issue with typo on page 13, line 3, which has “you” for “your”. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white plates. 12mo [5″ x 7 3/8″], 359 pp.
Bound in the publisher’s original pictoral maroon cloth. A very good copy with all 16 Paget plates. Some fading to the spine. Minor stain to the spine. Rubbing to the edges and corners. Some fraying and a little separation to the bottom of the spine.
