A Study in Sherlock: The Curious Collection of Robert Hess Part I
Thu, Apr 20, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 93
STARRETT, Vincent (1886-1974). The Private Life of Sherlock...
Estimate: $400 - $500
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STARRETT, Vincent (1886-1974). The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. New York: Macmillan, 1933. 8vo. Publisher?s full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt (spine a bit dull, some rubbing, mild bumping to binding, endleaves and text a bit toned); publisher?s printed dust jacket (paper panel taped to verso of jacket, jacket quite toned, some wear, soiling, chipping, several short tears). FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY STARRETT on the front free endpaper: ?For Richard Ryghter [?] Good wishes Vincent Starrett?. [Together with:] the 75th Anniversary Edition of this title. Indianapolis: Gasogene Books, [2008]. 8vo. Publisher?s full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt on front board and spine; publisher?s printed dust jacket (jacket soiled near upper edge at spine, slightly bumped). This is the first book on Sherlock Holmes scholarship, and a cornerstone of Sherlockiana.
