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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902.
8vo. Frontispiece and 15 illustrations by Sidney Paget inserted throughout. Publisher’s full red cloth, front board stamped in gilt and black, spine stamped in black (spine somewhat sunned and rubbed, mild soiling to spine and rear board, some rubbing to boards, endleaves foxed, rear hinge just starting, some minor occasional thumbsoiling in text); matching folding box.
FIRST EDITION, with the misprints found in all subsequent printings (these were never corrected; see Green & Gibson note). The Hound of the Baskervilles marked the return of Sherlock Holmes after his disappearance over Reichenbach Falls in “The Final Problem,” published 1893, which Doyle described as the “inevitable relapse after repentance.” A near fine copy. De Waal 87; Green & Gibson, A26a.