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STARRETT, Vincent (1886-1974). The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1933.
8vo. 10 plates. Original blue cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, black top stain (light rubbing at extreme ends); original dust jacket (extremities chipped and a bit sunned). Provenance: Gertrude Mahoney (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY STARRETT. This is the first book on Sherlock Holmes scholarship, and a cornerstone of Sherlockiana.