1902 Rare Book - The Hound of the Baskervilles, Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Title: The Hound of the Baskervilles. Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes.
Publisher: New York: Grosset & Dunlap, A Special Limited Edition, 1902.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5 x 5.25 inches.
Pages: 248 pages.
Binding: Very good publisher’s original red cloth binding, front cover and spine lettered in white with vignette of Sherlock Holmes’ profile (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, spine slightly sunned - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Overall, a solid and attractive copy.
Content: Good to very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, previous owner’s inscription on the second blank page - as shown).
Illustrations: Illustrated with eight black-and-white plates after Sidney Paget (Complete).

Estimate: (USD 225-250)

The book: A nice vintage Grosset & Dunlap “Special Limited Edition” of The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of the most famous and enduring Sherlock Holmes novels, first published in 1902. This edition was produced for the American market and is distinguished by its bold red cloth binding and inclusion of the classic Paget illustrations, which originally accompanied the story in The Strand Magazine.

The author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930), the celebrated British writer and physician, immortalized in literary history for his creation of Sherlock Holmes. The Hound of the Baskervilles is widely regarded as the most popular Holmes novel, combining Gothic atmosphere, psychological suspense, and the detective’s famed logical brilliance.

The illustrator: Sidney Paget (1860–1908), the original illustrator of Sherlock Holmes stories in The Strand Magazine, gave Holmes his now-iconic deerstalker cap and Inverness cape. His dramatic illustrations are inseparable from the legend of Holmes and remain among the most recognized in detective fiction.