Swann Galleries - 19th & 20th Century Literature - Sale 2319 - June 20, 2013 - page 37

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DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN,
SIR.
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
16 illustrations by Sidney Paget. 8vo,
rebound in full red morocco stamped in
black and gold in imitation of the original
publisher’s cloth; board edges, turn-ins and
all edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for
E. Joseph.
FIRST EDITION
. Haycraft Queen
Cornerstone.
London: George Newnes, 1902
[2,500/3,500]
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DOCTOROW, E.L.
Welcome To Hard Times.
8vo, original cloth-backed
boards; dust jacket, slight overall fading, slight creasing along folds, light finger soiling; end-
papers spotted.
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR
S FIRST BOOK
,
SIGNED PRESENTATION
INSCRIPTION
. “To Aunt Martha, Natalie &Walter and to Wilbur Goldhurst with love from
Edgar.”Additional signature in full below.
NewYork, Simon and Schuster, 1960
[600/900]
WITH
Big As Life. 8vo, original cloth; dust jacket, small areas of rubbing at corners. First edi-
tion. A near fine copy in like dust jacket. NewYork: Simon and Schuster, (1966).
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DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN, SIR.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes *
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Together, 2 volumes. Half-titles and numerous illus-
trations by Sidney Paget. Final blank leaf in the first title, frontispiece in second. Large 8vo,
original light and dark blue cloth, respectively, bevelled boards, all edges gilt, minor wear to
spine tips and corners, Memoirs with slight lean and slightly shaken, gilt dulled a bit on
Adventures; housed in separate custom blue cloth drop-back boxes, morocco lettering labels,
discoloration to interiors.
London: George Newnes, 1892; 1894
[2,000/3,000]
FIRST EDITIONS
,
FIRST ISSUES
in the original bindings. First title with the street sign blank on
the front cover, “cucaine” for “cocaine” on page 133, and the misprint Miss “Violent” Hunter
on page 317. DeWaal 529; 596; Haycraft Queen Cornerstones.
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