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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1902 but probably 1921]. 8vo. Original publisher’s red cloth stamped in black; original photoplay dust jacket (a bit dampstained, extremities chipped, mainly at spine ends). 5 plates including frontispiece by Sidney Paget. FIRST PHOTOPLAY EDITION, IN THE RARE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. Considered the rarest of all the photoplay editions for the 1921 British silent film adaptation directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lewis Gilbert and Ellie Norwood. –– [Together with:] The Hound of the Baskervilles. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1926]. 8vo. Original red–orange cloth lettered in black (few stains to upper cover); original photographic dust jacket with Rathbone and Bruce (extremes chipped with some minor staining). –– [Also with:] The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: John Murray, [1953]. 8vo. Original red cloth; original unclipped dust jacket. “Conan Doyle Uniform Edition”.