Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. Another adventure of Sherlock Holmes [The Strand Magazine volumes XXII-XXIII, numbers 128-136]. London: George Newnes, October 1901- April 1902, 8vo (246 x 165mm.), in the original 9 parts, with illustrations by Sidney Paget, original pictorial wrappers, modern folding box, occasional spotting, some wear to wrappers--Lever, Charles. Roland Cashel. Illustrated by Phiz. London and Edinburgh: Chapman & Hall, J. Menzies, May 1849-November 1850, 8vo (225 x 144mm.), 20 parts in 19, first edition in original parts, with advertisements, original buff-coloured wrappers as issued, with engraved frontispiece, vignette title and 38 engraved plates, green morocco pull-off box, some wear to wrappers  [not in Sadleir or Wolff]--Smedley, Frank E. Lewis Arundel, or The Railroad of Life. London: Hall, Virtue & Co., 1852, 8vo (225 x 143mm.), 21 parts in 20, first edition in original parts, with 40 plates by Phiz, original blue wrappers as issued, modern folding box by Zaehnsdorf, parts 5 and 8 with inscriptions at head of upper wrappers, skilfully rebacked, wrappers slightly faded  [not in Sadleir or Wolff

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"Fletcher Robinson came here with me and we are going to do a small book together 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' -- a real creeper..." (letter by Doyle to his mother, March 1901). The book edition did not appear until 25 March 1902, towards the end of this serial publication. The parts-issue was an unprecedented success, with the extraordinary demand creating huge queues at the newstands up and down the country. It was the only time in The Strand's history that a seventh printing was needed to fulfil the demand for copies.