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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, ca. 1912 or earlier (see inscription). 8vo. 7 plates including frontispiece by Sidney Paget. Original publisher’s red cloth lettered in white; original printed dust jacket (extreme ends chipped, discrete tape repairs verso). Provenance: gift inscription on ffep dated 8 April 1912. Early Grosset & Dunlap edition (“A Special Limited Edition” imprint on title) using the stereo–plates from the original publisher McClure. In the RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. We were unable to locate any institutionally or at auction in the past century with the original jacket. Green and Gibson A26c.iv.