1930 Edgar Smith (3 results)
More imagesAppointment in Baker Street: A Repertory of the Characters, One and All, Who Walked and Talked with Sherlock Holmes.
[DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930).] SMITH, Edgar Wadsworth (1894-1960).
Language: English
Published by The Pamphlet House, New York, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Redeemed Rare Books, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.Redeemed Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. SMITH, Edgar W. (1894-1960). Appointment in Baker Street: A Repertory of the Characters, One and All, Who Walked and Talked with Sherlock Holmes. New York: The Pamphlet House, 1938. Limited Edition, one of 250 copies, this being No. 62. Octavo (8vo). 75 pp., plus pub…lisher's advertisements. Original light blue printed wrappers bound into green linen cloth boards, preserving the original pamphlet. Gilt lettering to the spine. Signed and inscribed by the author to noted Sherlockian collector Lawrence P. Dodge on the verso of the title page: "To Laurence P. Dodge, with the author's compliments, Edgar Smith, 1/20/39." A classic work of Sherlockian scholarship by Edgar W. Smith, longtime leader of the Baker Street Irregulars and one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century Holmes studies. Appointment in Baker Street remains one of the cornerstone publications of American Sherlockiana. The present copy is especially desirable as an inscribed association copy presented by Smith to fellow Sherlockian Lawrence P. Dodge. Provenance: From the Sherlock Holmes collection of Lawrence P. Dodge, assembled beginning in the early 1930s and acquired directly from Dodge descendants. Part of a long-held Sherlockian library containing early Doyle editions and classic works of Holmes scholarship. Contents clean and unmarked. Original wrappers in exceptionally well-preserved condition. Binding remains sound and square. Signed and inscribed by the author on the verso of the title page. Boards with light rubbing to corners and spine head and tail. A Near FIne association copy of a scarce Sherlockian publication. [Attributes: Hard Cover; First Edition; Limited Edition; Inscribed by Author.]. Inscribed by Author(s).
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 [author] ; Smith, Edgar W. [editor] ; Starrett, Vincent [introduction] ; Steele, Frederic Dorr . [et al.] [illustrators]
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, 1981
- Hardcover
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Collector's edition. Octavo, xxvi, 764 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with gold print. Boards in black leather, decorative gilt design. Text block has gilt edges, moire endpapers, red ribbon marker. Illustrated: color frontispiece portrait, b&w plates (drawings). Contains: A… Study in Scarlet; The Sign of the Four; the twelve adventures originally published as "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"; and the twelve adventures originally published as "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes". NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1410088. FP New Rockville Stock.
The LATER ADVENTURES Of SHERLOCK HOLMES. 3 Volumes.
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur [Ignatius. 1859 - 1930]. Edgar W. Smith & Vincent Starrett - Contributors. Frederic Dorr Steele & Sidney Paget - Illustrators.
Published by For the Members of the Limited E, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. These vols. annot be shipped internationally without first contacting me prior to ordering. No DJ's nor slipcase. Sunning to cover edges and spine. All of the vols. have some stains on them from having something splashed on them. Binding is tight. No markings in any of the books. Lightly read. In thre…e volumes the entire Sherlock Holmes canon by Doyle. The first volume collects the novels A STUDY IN SCARLET, THE SIGN OF THE FOUR, and the first two story collections, THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. The second volume collects THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES. The final volumes collects HIS LAST BOW, THE VALLEY OF FEAR, AND THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.
