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Doyle Sir Arthur Conan

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. XVII: The 'Gloria Scott'. [THIS ADVENTURE ONLY]. [Illustrated by Sidney Paget. From The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, April 1893.] FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND: THE 'GLORIA SCOTT'

[Strand Magazine], 1893

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Year of publication
1893
Author
Doyle Sir Arthur Conan
Publishers
[Strand Magazine]
Keyword
modern first editions, modern firsts, doyle, conan doyle, holmes, sherlock holmes, strand magazine
Languages
English

Description

8vo., First Edition,with illustrations in the text; attractively bound in full blue buckram, upper board with printed paper label, a near fine copy. FIRST APPEARANCE OF HOLMES IN THE STRAND AND CHRONOLOGICALLY THE EARLIEST CASE IN THE CANON. Original serial publication from The Strand Magazine, Vol. V, April 1893, complete with Paget's iconic illustrations. Chronologically the fifth of the second series of twelve Homes short stories, but the fourth when the tales were collected as the 'Memoirs' (1894 [1893]) due to the omission of 'The Cardboard Box' at Doyle's request. De Waal 74; Green & Gibson A14.iv.