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THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by Pointer, Michael
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0792455916
- ISBN 13
- 9780792455912
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hong Kong: Mallard Press, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Photos. Folio (14 1/2" x 10 1/2"); black cloth with silver lettering on spine; profusely illustrated with mostly B&W photos and a few color images illustrating the history of Sherlock Holmes; pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a painting of Sherlock by Jack Wiles for The Strand in 1914; marbled endpapers, 160 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 13 oz. Impressive collection of important and dramatic images from the Sherlockian dramatic history.<br/> <br/> Tight, bright, clean copy. No foxing to images. No previous owner or remainder marks. Minor wear to the unclipped dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7460
- Title
- THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
- Author
- Pointer, Michael
- Illustrator
- Photos
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0792455916
- ISBN 13
- 9780792455912
- Publisher
- Mallard Press
- Place of Publication
- Hong Kong
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- London, images, photos, illustrated, mystery, detection, crime, 19th century, Victorian, Edwardian, cinema, Sherlock, Conan Doyle
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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