The Hound of the Baskervilles
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle, 1902

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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1902
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902.

First edition in book form of the third novel to feature Sherlock Holmes. A bright copy. The Hound was originally serialized in the Strand Magazine between August 1901 and April 1902. Green & Gibson A26.

Octavo. Half-title, frontispiece, and 15 plates by Sidney Paget (minor scuff and spot to bottom edge of text block). Original pictorial scarlet cloth gilt by Alfred Garth Jones, depicting the silhouette of a hound in black against the moon (upper corner just bumped, a touch of rubbing to covers). Custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase.