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DERLETH, August (1909-1971). “In Re: Sherlock Holmes”. The Adventures of Solar Pons. With an introduction by Vincent Starrett. Sauk City, WI: Mycroft and Moran, 1945.
8vo. Original black cloth, spine stamped in red; original dust jacket (tiny closed tear to front panel, else fine).
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY DERLETH. This is the first introduction of the pastiche Sherlock Holmes counterpart, Solar Pons, and the first of the Mycroft and Moran imprints (a companion to Arkham House). Otto Penzler includes the book as one of the 100 indispensable items for a Holmes collector to possess. Jaffery 12. -- [With] DERLETH. The Memoirs of Solar Pons. With a foreword by Ellery Queen. Sauk City, WI: Mycroft and Moran, 1951. Original black cloth; original dust jacket (extremities a bit sunned). FIRST EDITION. -- [With:] DERLETH. A Praed Street Dossier. Sauk City, WI: Mycroft and Moran, 1968. Original black cloth; original dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.