Baring-Gould, William S. (Conan Doyle interest) SHERLOCK HOLMES - A Biography of the World's First Consulting Detective , Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1962,1st edn., 284pp, frontis and 14pp other half tone ills., blue cloth lettered in silver at spine, pictorial dustwrapper by Graham Oakley, the first comprehensive biography fills gaps in Watson's naratives and 'goes far to elucidating the mystery of Holmes's missing years'. With appendixes of the chronology of the Holmes family, of the Holmes/Watson partnerships and a bibliography of Holmes related material, lightly rubbed and bumped at tips, edges a little foxed, single fox mark front pastedown, faint foxing to final page and final free endpaper, very slightly musty, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., very good in a very good dustwrapper, (Book ref. 28366) £22.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, A Book for all Reasons , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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