The Sign of Four [together with] Stories From the Diary of a Doctor [1st and 2nd Series], Martin Hewitt Investigtor, [and] An African Millionaire

by DOYLE, Arthur Conan, MEADE, L.T., and HALIFAX, CLIFFORD, MORRISON, Arthur, and ALLEN, Grant

$1,077 · Offered by Biblio

Signed

London: Newnes, Sands & Co., and Ward Lock & Co., 1899-1901. [Detective fiction / crime mysteries] VINCENT STARRETT's copy, SIGNED AND ANNOTATED BY HIM. Large Octavo (21 x 15cm). Contains four titles in one volume, one being illustrated by Sidney Paget. The George Newnes 'sixpenny novel' sheets and others, bound together in full red pebble-grained cloth, titled in gilt to spine 'REPRINTS FROM THE STRAND MAGAZINE'. Starrett's ownership signature in black ink, dated '14 January 1954', together with his pencil notations initialled 'V', and decorative 'Holmes' bookplate. Cheap paper rather toned, binding rubbed at joints, inside paper joints cracked. An unusual collection of classic crime novels, owned and used by the great Sherlockian Vincent Starrett, who notes to rear pastedown "The Meade and Halifax stories are scarce titles in any edition". A fine association.

• Publisher: London: Newnes, Sands & Co., and Ward Lock & Co., 1899-1901
• Binding: unknown

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