DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). A group of 4 titles, including:
The Empty House and The Solitary Cyclist from The Return of Sherlock Holmes in One Volume. London: The Royal National Institute for the Blind, 1905. 4to. All text leaves in Braille. Publisher’s blue cloth backstrip over plain boards, Braille label and printed paper label on front wrapper (some wear, soiling). -- McClure’s Magazine. Christmas Number for 1893. New York: S. S. McClure, 1893. The first McClure’s Magazine appearance of a Sherlock Holmes story (The Adventure of the Final Problem, with 11 illustrations by Harry C. Edwards - Doyle had other stories in this magazine, but not Sherlock Holmes before this issue). 8vo. Publisher’s printed wrappers. Some wear, soiling. -- The Strand Magazine. March 1927. London: The Strand Magazine, 1927. 8vo. Illustrated. Publisher’s printed wrappers. Some wear, soiling, chipping, a few tears. Doyle sets up a contest for readers of The Strand Magazine, to guess Doyle’s 12 favorite Sherlock Holmes stories. -- Sunday Magazine of the Sunday Star. Washington, D. C.: The Sunday Star, September 13, 1914. 4to. Illustrated. Original publisher’s wrappers (toned, worn, with stab-holes on left verso, most likely indicating that this issue had been bound into a book, some tears along spine). With the full-color cover image of characters in the new serial, The Valley of Fear (to begin on September 20, 1914).