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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). Pair of First Editions of The Return of Sherlock Holmes, including: London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1905. 8vo. Illustrated with frontispiece and 15 plates. [404], [4, ads] pp. Publisher's full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt (spine toned, creased worn, boards soiled, rubbed, half-title re-inserted, a few gutters starting, one plate loose, a few other plates partially loose, some text leaves partially loose, text toned, foxed, binding generally shaken). Fair. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. And: Another copy. New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1905. 8vo. Illustrated with frontispiece and 12 plates. Publisher's full black cloth, front board decoratively stamped in yellow and red, spine stamped in yellow (spine lettering nearly entirely gone, spine creased and edgeworn, boards rubbed soiled, hinges cracked, fp. torn with previous owner's inkstamp, skewed). Fair. THE TRUE FIRST EDITION, PRECEDING THE ENGLISH EDITION.