Lot 5322: DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. 1859-1930.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. And: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes, 1892 & 1894. 2 volumes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Small 4tos. Original pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt, a.e.g.; together in buckram slipcase. Scattered spots, hinges cracked and a little shaken, Memoirs with a removed bookplate and a library inkstamp to title-page verso, cloth rubbed and a little soiled.

First editions. Adventures is first issue, with grey floral endpapers, blank street sign on upper cover, and "Violent" for "Violet" in the final sentence of "Copper Beeches." Green & Gibson A10a and A14a.
Provenance: Bookplates of Kenneth Rapoport.