contributes to...'THE STRAND MAGAZINE'. No.31, ORIGINAL ISSUE IN WRAPPERS. 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes- The Crooked Man', July 1893

by DOYLE, [Sir] Arthur Conan (1859-1930)

$1,013 · Offered by Biblio

London: George Newnes Ltd., 1893. [Detective mystery] This issue contains the FIRST APPEARANCE of 'The Adventure of The Crooked Man' by Doyle, later published as the seventh story in 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. Original issue magazine format, approx. 9.5 x 6.5 inches with pictorial covers, illustrated throughout, all advertisement leaves present but without the smaller colour insert at the rear. Generally clean and bright; covers gently toned, tiny chip at crown. Near fine. Whilst the hardbound six-monthly volumes survive comparatively well, these fragile single issues were not intended to be kept for posterity and are scarce. Green & Gibson.

• Publisher: London: George Newnes Ltd., 1893
• Binding: unknown

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