The Strand Magazine. Vol. IV [only]. July to December 1892. An Illustrated Monthly. Edited by George Newnes. 'THE DOG DID NOTHING IN THE NIGHT TIME'.

Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs and illustrations throughout, free endpapers lightly spotted, a little mild spotting throughout; attractively bound in contemporary niger half roan, sides ruled in blind, back with raised bands tooled in gilt, second compartment with red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled with blind lozenge, marbled edges, a very good, bright, clean copy. Contains the first appearance of 'Silver Blaze' complete with Paget's inconic illustrations, as 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. No. XIII. 'The Adventure of Silver Blaze'. 'Silver Blaze' is, of course, the classic early tale containing Holmes' famous epigram of the dog in the nightime. It was subsequently collected as the first of the eleven 'Memoirs' published in book form in 1894. This issue also includes Harry How's well-illustrated article 'A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle' (pp.182-188). An added Holmesian bonus is the presence of Clarke Russell's 'A Nightmare of the Doldrums' (pp.189-198); his tales were a favourite of Dr. Watson: 'I was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea stories' ('The Five Orange Pips'). UNCOMMON IN THIS CONDITION. DeWaal 357.