Description
New edition of A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1892.
Octavo, 224pp, [24pp ads]. Three-quarter red morocco, publisher’s original tan cloth boards over new boards. Originally issued with a red cloth spine. Stated “new edition” on copyright page, with earlier printings listed on separate leaf. Includes the publisher’s catalogue and forty illustrations by George Hutchinson. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt.
Original cloth covers laid over new tan cloth. Solid text block, light wear from handling, a near fine example.
