New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: Hardcovers, Jackets & Slipcases, Norton Publisher

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edited with a Foreword and Notes by Leslie S. Klinger

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First edition

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Three hardcover volumes with dust jackets, enclosed in a pair of slipcases. Edited with a Foreword and Notes by Leslie S. Klinger. Published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2005 and 2006, the three volumes are all first editions, either first or second printings. A brief description of the contents of each volume follows. Volume I: After the Preface, Introduction, and 50 pages of background supplied by "The World of Sherlock Holmes", this volume contains "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" with 34 titles in all. These are followed by "Chronological Table: The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes". lxvii + 776 pages. Volume II: Contains "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", "His Last Bow", and "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" with a total of 57 titles. These are followed by Selected Sources, Notes for Scholars, Active Sherlockian Societies, The Sherlockian Web and Acknowledgements. vii + pages 777-1878. Volume III The Novels: Contains "A Study of Scarlet", The Sign of Four", "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "The Valley of Fear". These are followed by three Appendices, "Chronological Table: The Life and Times of Sherlock Holmes", Selected Sources, Notes for Scholars and Acknowledgements. xiv + 907 pages. For each of the 3 volumes: The books themselves are excellent: solid, square bindings; sharp corners; interiors appear to be flawless. Slight wear at bottom corners of spines. The dust

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Condition: Very Good

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