{"product_id":"1920-rare-book-the-adventure-of-sherlock-holmes-by-arthur-conan-doyle","title":"1920 Rare Book - The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"864\" data-start=\"200\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"211\" data-start=\"200\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arthur Conan Doyle.\u003cbr data-end=\"234\" data-start=\"231\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"244\" data-start=\"234\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"276\" data-start=\"245\"\u003eAdventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr data-end=\"280\" data-start=\"277\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"294\" data-start=\"280\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York \u0026amp; Chicago, A. L. Burt Company, ca. 1920.\u003cbr data-end=\"349\" data-start=\"346\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"362\" data-start=\"349\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-end=\"382\" data-start=\"379\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"391\" data-start=\"382\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 x 5 inches. \u003cbr data-end=\"426\" data-start=\"423\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"436\" data-start=\"426\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 307 pages + publisher's catalogue. \u003cbr data-end=\"450\" data-start=\"447\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"462\" data-start=\"450\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good original black cloth binding, front cover and spine stamped in red. Publisher’s device on the front cover (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.\u003cbr data-end=\"651\" data-start=\"648\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"663\" data-start=\"651\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or toning - as shown, upper corner of the final pages creased - as shown). Internally clean and well preserved. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"858\" data-start=\"840\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"917\" data-start=\"905\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"953\" data-start=\"918\"\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most influential collections of detective fiction ever published, introducing readers to twelve of Sherlock Holmes’s most celebrated cases, including \u003cem data-end=\"1140\" data-start=\"1118\"\u003eA Scandal in Bohemia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1165\" data-start=\"1142\"\u003eThe Red-Headed League\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"1191\" data-start=\"1171\"\u003eThe Copper Beeches\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1657\" data-start=\"1196\"\u003eThis A. L. Burt edition represents an early 20th-century American reprint, issued for a broad readership at an accessible price while preserving the iconic Victorian aura of Conan Doyle’s original stories. The striking black cloth binding with bold red stamping is particularly evocative of the era and remains highly collectible. Though not a first edition, copies in solid condition are increasingly scarce, especially with attractive, unfaded cover stamping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1682\" data-start=\"1664\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1682\" data-start=\"1668\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was a Scottish writer and physician whose creation of Sherlock Holmes permanently reshaped detective fiction. Combining rational observation, forensic reasoning, and memorable characterisation, Conan Doyle established narrative conventions that continue to influence crime literature, film, and popular culture worldwide. Holmes’s enduring appeal lies not only in intellectual brilliance, but also in the richly atmospheric London settings and moral tensions of late Victorian society that Conan Doyle captured with remarkable clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47276921749753,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260121Sherlock.jpg?v=1768990664","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1920-rare-book-the-adventure-of-sherlock-holmes-by-arthur-conan-doyle","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}