The Hound of The Baskervilles | 1902, an excellent first edition, first issue.
by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Hound of the Baskervilles is renowned as one of the most iconic Sherlock Holmes books and widely recognized as an exemplary Edwardian novel. From its very publication, the novel has been adored and highly respected. Moreover, it is considered among the most visually appealing first edition books ever published with the binding a true work of art. The first edition, first issue is a notorious rarity and also features 16 plates depicting key scenes from the book.
Condition and description:
First edition, first issue, 8vo with "you" for "your" on p.13, half-title, 16 plates by Sidney Paget, light foxing to title and first few pages, but a clean copy generally, original pictorial cloth, gilt, very light toning, spine ends and edges with neat repairs, corners lightly rubbed, still in effect a remarkably bright and excellent copy of the best Sherlock Holmes novel, a Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, [Green & Gibson A26], housed in custom-made slip-case.
Published by George Newnes, London, 1902
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bayliss Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5703
- Title
- The Hound of The Baskervilles | 1902, an excellent first edition, first issue.
- Author
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Illustrator
- Sidney Paget
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Newnes, London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Horror, Literature, Illustrated Book
Terms of Sale
Bayliss Rare Books
About the Seller
Bayliss Rare Books
About Bayliss Rare Books
As experienced dealers Bayliss Rare Books work directly with their clients on library collections, gifts and investments. We also deal in film & TV memorabilia and works on paper including vintage travel posters and original movie posters.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...