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DOSTOYEVSKY, FEODOR.
Crime and Punishment. A Russian
Realistic Novel.
Author portrait fron-
tispiece. 8vo, publisher’s russet cloth
stamped in maroon and gilt, spine leaning,
moderate scuffing and soiling with some
exposure to extremities; front pastedown
with large oval abrasion, front free endpa-
per lacking, contents with intermittent
minor foxing.
NewYork:ThomasY. Crowell, [1886]
[2,000/3,000]
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
.
1-page pub-
lisher’s advertisement at end, with this work
listed first and priced $1.50. Scarce.WorldCat
lists only two copies: the Library of Congress
and the University of Tennessee. Line,
Bibliography of Russian Literature in English
Translation to 1945.
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DOYLE,ARTHUR CONAN.
The
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes *
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Together, 2 volumes. Half-titles and
numerous illustrations by Sidney Paget.
Final blank leaf in first title, frontispiece
lacking from second. Large 8vo, original
light and dark blue cloth, respectively,
beveled boards, all edges gilt, Adventures
with spine dulled somewhat, few surface
imperfections, ownership signature to
half-title; Memoirs with light rubbing to
spine gilt and tips, ownership inscription
to front flyleaf; cloth slipcase.
London: George Newnes, 1892; 1894
[2,000/3,000]
FIRST EDITIONS
,
FIRST ISSUES
,
the first title
with the street sign blank on the front cover,
and first state uncorrected text with “cucaine”
for “cocaine” on page 133, and the misprint
Miss “Violent” Hunter on page 317. DeWaal
529; 596; Green and Gibson, A10a; A14a.
Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones.