DOYLE. ARTHUR CONAN. — THE SHERLOCK HOLMES COLLECTED EDITION.

A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, His Last Bow, The Valley of Fear, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. John Murray and Jonathan Cape. London. 1974 ALL ARE FIRST PRINTINGS OF THIS NEW EDITION. Nine Volumes. Complete. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.4 inches). ---- This new collected edition was issued with new introductions to each volume by famous authors of the day; Hugh Greene, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, Kingsley Amis, John Fowles, Angus Wilson, Julian Symons, Len Deighton, and tan C. P. Snow. Very good bright and clean copies of the books in publishers black cloth binding with gilt lettering and Holmes device to the spines. Top edges dyed dark blue. Each volume has some of the original illustrations reproduced in black on the endpapers. In the original dustwrappers which have colour illustrations to the front and back panels and are lettered in white and gold to spines and panels. Prices still intact to the front inner flaps of 8 of the volumes but The sign of four has been price clipped. Three of the wrappers have small closed tears, without any loss, to edges but not very noticeable now that all wrappers are housed in clear dustwrapper protectors. Overall a very good set of this interesting edition.