This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/15/2024
A collection of 25 rare Sherlock Holmes programs for stage and films. [V.p., ca. 1890s-1940s]. 8vos and 4tos. Most are illustrated. In original wrappers. Programs are in various languages (including English, Dutch, Spanish, German, French). Some general wear, soiling, some with occasional tears. Some titles include: Under the Clock (English, 1893), The Speckled Band (Danish, 1931), The Hound of the Baskervilles (Danish, 1939), Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (Danish, 1943), Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (English and Spanish, 1944), Sherlock Holmes (English, 1913), The Sign of Four (1904), Silver Blaze (English, 1923, 1937), Der Hund von Baskerville (Austrian, 1937), and more. “One of the most difficult memorabilia to collect are programs and other ephemera for Sherlock Holmes films, plays, and other movie and theatre performances. The reason is an obvious one - they were usually discarded immediately or within a short time after the venue” (Robert Hess).