Description
From The Return of Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Second Stain” by Arthur Conan Doyle, as printed in Collier’s Weekly, January 28, 1905.
Folio, 30pp. Stated “Price 10 Cents” on bottom right corner of front cover. Doyle’s story begins on page 13. Story illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele. Loose leaves and illustrated wrappers. Original binding only holding center few spreads. Small hole and stain to page 13, only partially interfering with text. A nice example of the last adventure of Sherlock Holmes, as it was advertised at the time.
Collier’s Weekly magazine was the first publication in the United States to release the series The Return of Sherlock Holmes, containing thirteen short stories over the course of one year and three months. Each story was released a few days after The Strand Magazine published their monthly issue in the United Kingdom. Upon the completed series, all were compiled into The Return of Sherlock Holmes, published as one volume in 1905.
