Frederic Dorr Steele Frank Wiles (3 results)

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. B&W plates; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 764 pages; 1981 Easton Press. Bound in full black leather with decorative pictorial designs to covers and spines in gilt. All edges gilt; spines hubbed and with silk moire endpages and silk book mark sewn in. Prior owner bookplate to inside front cover. Illustrated with b&w plates from art by the original illustrators. NF . Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. New York: The Heritage Press, 1952. Two-volume matching Heritage Press set. Definitive texts corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith. Matching Heritage Press editions of the later Sherlock Holmes canon, comprising: The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The texts were corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith and illustrated with selections from the original Sherlock Holmes artwork by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget, Frank Wiles, and others. The books feature patterned paper-covered boards with inset Holmes portrait medallions, black cloth spines, gilt titling and decoration, speckled page edges, and illustrated interiors. Comparable Heritage Press sets are catalogued by AbeBooks as the 1952 New York issues. Condition: Very Good books in Poor original slipcases. The books themselves present well, with attractive boards, sound bindings, and clean interiors. Light shelf wear and rubbing are present, but the volumes remain solid and visually appealing. Both original black publisher's slipcases are included. The slipcases are in Poor condition, showing substantial edge wear, fraying, splitting/separation, and loss to the covering material, particularly at the top edges and corners. The books are substantially better preserved than the cases. Photographs show the actual set offered. A useful matching pair for a Heritage Press Sherlock Holmes collection, retaining both original publisher's slipcases despite their wear. Frederic Dorr Steele; Sidney Paget; Frank Wiles; others (illustrator). …

1980, 1981. (Leather binding) Near fine. 1777pp. The complete 3 volumes in black leather, decoratively stamped in gilt and raised bands on the spines. Orange moire endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon page markers, illustrations. Easton Press bookplate with a previous owner's name affixed to the first blank page of each volume. Edited by Edgar W. Smith. Illustrations by Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele & Frank Wiles. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. (Mystery).…