Sherlockiana from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Gramercy Books, 1977. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+. Paget, Sidney. Fun book for all fans of the great detective in which you read a condensed form of a real Sherlock Holmes story, then solve the puzzle. Puzzle answers & solutions to the mysteries provided in back of book, along with bits of Holmes… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Sleuth Publications, Ltd., 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine. Challenge your wits against the great detective in this parlor game from 1981 suitable for solitaire, pair, or multiplayer team play. Faux leather/plastic covered three-ring binder in brown with white design & lettering to front & spine. Condition is Fine: all elements complete &… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1974. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/VG-. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' In 128 pages, pictorial endpapers, profusely illustrated. A FIRST EDITION, later printing from 1974 (see our other listing for the edition by… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2018. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. As New/As New. Uses newly available evidence & eyewitness testimony to explore connections between Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories & real-crime cases, along with his later-life enthrallment with the completely un-Holmesian subject of spiritualism. In 316 page with Index & Bibliography + 8 glossy… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Slipcased. Fine/Very Good. Slipcased. All in ONE volume (824 pp.) containing every Sherlock Holmes tale written by Doyle, with copious annotations & illustrations adding immensely to the modern reader's enjoyment, complemented by the original drawings from their first appearance in London's "Strand Magazine"… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. The "most comprehensive & engaging Sherlock Holmes edition ever,'' in 2 humongous volumes (1878 pages total), edited with a Foreword & Notes by noted Holmes scholar Leslie Klinger, with an Introduction by author John Le Carré & additional research by… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Schocken Books, 1975. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good+. Traces the history of portraiture of the beloved detective Sherlock Holmes as he was depicted by illustrators over nearly a 6-year period in England & the US. In 104 pages, with an Introduction by Vincent Starrett & 65 illustrations accompanying the text. First… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1967. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Two huge volumes contain ALL the Sherlock Holmes tales by Doyle, with copious annotations & illustrations adding immensely to the modern reader's enjoyment, complemented by the original drawings from their first appearance in London's "Strand Magazine" in the late… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 1983. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Collection of 9 essays on the use of chemistry in crimes both fictional & real from the tales of Arthur Conan Doyle to modern forensic science. Orig. published in 1983, this is the Fifth printing from 1992, identical in all aspects. Hardcover book has… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Engaging look at London, England, as it actually appeared when Sherlock Holmes would have lived there at 221 B Baker Street, in 168 pages with over 200 sepia-toned vintage photos throughout the text taken between 1879 & 1914. A FIRST EDITION, first… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1974. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Collection of "fifty years of occasional articles, newspaper cuttings, letters, memoirs, anecdotes, pictures, photographs, and drawings related to the great detective.'' The FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, first printing, by Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. of New York (see our other listing for… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2009. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Twelve short stories by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, preceding by more than a century, but every bit as scary & haunted as, contemporary vampires. Trade paperback is VG: someone wrote numbers on the title & half-title pages, but rest of book is completely clean… Read more about this item

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Soft cover. Near Fine. Collection of 53 short pieces, including early & more modern parodies, scholarly ponderings, new adventures, problematical pieces, & much more! Well annotated in Notes section + a Holmesiography. 512 pages. Thick, trade paperback looks, feels, & smells just less crisp than brand new! Completely clean, binding… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First Trade Paperback . Trade Paperback. VG+. Author was widely regarded as the world's expert on Sherlock Holmes until his death in 1991. First US Trade Paperback edition (stated, with full number line), in 255 pages, with over 50 original illustrations from the "Strand" throughout. Full of notable quotes,… Read more about this item

New York, New York: St Martins Press, 1987. Hardcover. Good. Oblong. Morrissey, Dean. Classic Sherlock Holmes story for young readers, with brilliant illustrations by Dean Morrissey. This is a Glow in the Dark book by Night Lights, with a secret glowing element in each picture that only comes out in the dark! Oblong hardcover is generally clean &… Read more about this item

London, England: John Murray Paperbacks, 1965. British Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good. Kuntsler, Mort. Unabridged British paperback edition of one of Holmes's most famous tales. Originally published in this format in 1959, this is the 1965 reprint. Book shows mild edgewear & some light creases, foxing to all external page edges. Slight tearing at foot of spine.… Read more about this item

London, England: John Murray, 1960. Soft cover. VG-. The complete text of the classic Sherlock Holmes tale in a vintage British mass market paperback edition (1960; story originally published in 1915). Original price of 3 pounds, 6 shillings on cover. Book is VG-/G+: very slight slant & minor edgewear/light creasing & foxing & page tanning. NO writing or… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books, 1986. First American Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Period & contemporary photographs, many in full color, illustrate what London was like at the time when Sherlock Holmes would have been solving his mysteries there, depicting streets, parks, buildings, items of daily life, & events that… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 1986. Soft cover. VG-. Fictional biography by a noted Holmes scholar offers a totally convincing account of the great detective's life. The First Trade Paperback Edition, this softcover book is VG-: completely clean, with minor edgewear, especially to bottom outer edge, which is a bit warped. Else, pages white,… Read more about this item

Middlesex, UK: Senate, 1999. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. Originally published in 1962, this is the 1999 trade paperback edition. Includes a who's who of all the characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories, plus plot summaries & a sampler of famous quotations. Softcover book is VG+: completely clean & tight, slight page tanning, appears unopened. NO writing… Read more about this item