13th Dec, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Doyle (A. Conan)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
George Newnes, 1892, first edition, 'cucaine' for 'cocaine' (p.133), 'Violent for Violet' (p.317), no name on cover vignette street sign, [4], 317, [1] pages, floral endpapers, all edges gilt, original cloth. A worn copy with weak binding, lacking rear free endpaper.
Sold for £250
Estimated at £100 - £200
Name to half title, foxing throughout, binding weak, gutter gaping throughout, hinge gaping, top edge dust marked, cloth worn and faded, with splits to rear joint.
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 13th Dec, 2023
The Books, Maps and Manuscripts sales encompass a broad range of collecting areas from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, which are sold alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, autographed letters and historic documents. Held four times a year, the specialist Book sales incorporate both private collections and libraries, and single lots from vendors across the United Kingdom.
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Tuesday 12 December 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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