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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. [DOYLE, Arthur Conan] 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. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES, this copy No. 62. Octavo (8vo). 75 pp., followed by publisher's advertisements. Original light-green wrappers bound in green linen-covered boards; spine lettered in gilt. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Smith on the verso of the title page: "To Laurence P. Dodge, with the author's compliments, Edgar Smith, 1/20/39." "Author's Note" tipped in next to Contents page. A cornerstone of American Sherlockiana by Edgar W. Smith, who directed the Baker Street Irregulars from 1940 until his death in 1960 and founded The Baker Street Journal in 1946. Appointment in Baker Street provides an alphabetical repertory of the characters populating the Holmes canon. This copy is particularly desirable as a presentation copy inscribed by Smith to fellow Sherlockian Laurence P. Dodge, from whose collection it descends. Provenance: From the Sherlock Holmes collection of Laurence P. Dodge, assembled beginning in the early 1930s and acquired directly from his descendants. Part of a long-held Sherlockian library containing early Doyle editions and classic works of Holmes scholarship. Contents clean and otherwise unmarked. Original wrappers exceptionally well preserved. Later binding remains sound and square, with light rubbing at the corners and spine ends. A Very Good plus presentation copy of a scarce Sherlockian publication, with the original wrappers preserved. Reference: De Waal 4267. [Attributes: Hard Cover; First Edition; Limited Edition; Signed.]. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1953 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 40 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Hardcover. Limited Edition #301/1500. Large Octavos, 5 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Good plus condition slipcases. Spines are black with gilt lettering. Slipcases have moderate shelving wear, scuffing, and chipping along extremities. Boards have mild rubbing wear, faint white smudges and flecks along spine, and mild general shelving wear along extremities. Text block edges speckled. CONTENTS: Volume 1, "The Return: The Later Adventures", xxvi, paged 767-1060 - Volume 2, xvi, paged 1063-1222 - Volume 3, xvi, paged 1225-1382 - Volume 4, 220 pages - Volume 5, 296 pages. Shelved in hallway overflow. 1395198. Special Collections.…