May 18, 2016 - Sale 2416

Sale 2416 - Lot 121

Price Realized: $ 4,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes * The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Together, 2 volumes. Half-titles and numerous illustrations by Sidney Paget. Final blank leaf in first title, frontispiece in second. Large 8vo, original light and dark blue cloth, respectively, beveled boards, all edges gilt, Adventures with boards darkened somewhat, extremities rubbed with light exposure to spine tips and corners, front hinge mended, ownership signature; Memoirs a near fine to fine copy; cloth slipcase. London: George Newnes, 1892; 1894
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