Featuring the death of Sherlock Holmes
DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: Georges Newnes, Ltd. 1894.
Royal 8vo. Original blue cloth, blocked and titled in black and gilt, variant blue patterned endpapers, all edges gilt; pp. [ii], 279, [1], with many illustrations by Sidney Paget; a little rubbing to spine especially to gilt lettering, some occasional foxing, contemporary inscription in ink to free front endpaper, but generally a very good copy.
First edition of Doyle's second collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories. Scarce on market. By 1894 Doyle, and indeed Sherlock Holmes, were household names with Holmes's death at the Reichenbach Falls (described in the final story in this volume) causing a public outcry.
Green & Gibson A14a.
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