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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1892. 8vo. [iv], 317pp, [1], [2 blanks]. in–textillustrations. Publisher’s light blue cloth over heavy beveled boards, blocked and titled in black and gilt, front board with street scene vignette stamped in black and in FIRST STATE with no street-sign text, attractively rebacked in modern navy blue Levant spine and corners, raised bands, compartments decorated and titled in gilt, all edges gilt, renewed endpapers (few small spots of cockling and staining to boards, light foxing to preliminary leaves including title and occasionally throughout, tiny marginal chips to edges of last four leaves). FIRST EDITION, FIRST STATE with misprint of ‘Violent Hunter’ for ‘Violet Hunter’ on p. 317. –– [Together with:] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1894. 8vo. Lacking half-title. [ii], [v-viii], 279pp., [1]. Preliminary full-page frontispiece and in-text illustrations by Sidney Paget. Publisher’s dark blue cloth over heavy beveled boards, blocked and titled in black and gilt, front cover with street scene vignette stamped in black, uniformly rebacked in modern navy blue Levant spine and corners, raised bands, compartments decorated and titled in gilt, all edges gilt, renewed endpapers (light dust soiling to upper margin edge, tiny marginal stain to first three textual leaves). FIRST EDITION. Green and Gibson A10a, A14a; De Waal 520, 596. \Rarely has a character so quickly established itself on the popular imagination as did Sherlock Holmes in the latter half of 1891” (Green & Gibson)."