Fine Books & Manuscripts, featuring Mystery & Detective Literature
Thu, Jul 24, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 606
The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Estimate: $150 - $300
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[QUEEN, Ellery [pseudonym for DANNAY, Frederic (1905-1982), and LEE, Manfred (1905-1971), editors]. The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1944-45. 8vos. Illustrated frontispieces. [365 ] pp. Publisher's full black cloth, front board and spine stamped in red, publisher's unclipped dust jackets (?$2.00" ?$2.50"; some rubbing to bindings, endleaves a bit toned; jackets generally toned, soiled, chipped with some tears). Generally very good. TWO REPRINTS IN DUST JACKET ? ONE A SECOND EDITION, THE OTHER A FIFTH EDITION. This collection contains 33 pastiches and parodies of the great detective.
