The Sign of The Four in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine

by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir

$18,500 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books · No longer available

First edition · Signed

Philadelphia: J.B.Lippincott Co., 1890. Detective novel FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF THE TEXT. Ellery Queen's copy. Octavo 24 x 15cm , pp. 24 adverts dated February 1890 ; 147-308; iv , 'With the Wits'; 29-52, ads. With exclusive title page and frontispiece illustration. Signed on title page as both 'Barnaby Ross' and 'Ellery Queen'. Contents clean, some expected handling to fragile covers, lacks lower third of spine panel, some chipping and edge

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