Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

i. A Study in Scarlet. London: Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895, large 8vo (240 x 152mm.), THIRD ENGLISH EDITION, first issue, illustrations by James Greig, 4pp. adverts at beginning, original pictorial wrappers in red, black and white, adverts on lower wrapper and inside both covers, housed in a chemise and morocco-backed cloth folding box by the Chelsea Bindery, slight overall browning to text, binding very slightly worn
ii. another copy. New York: United States Book Company, no date [?May 1892], 8vo, 2pp. adverts at beginning and 10pp. at end, original pictorial wrappers, the upper cover with the date May 1892 in lower right corner, modern cloth folding box, slight overall browning to text, binding very somewhat worn

Green & Gibson A1d and p.611

the condition of this lot is as described in the catalogue description
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A Study in Scarlet, Doyle's first work, was first published in book form in 1888 in London (and in 1890 in New York).

The first copy in this lot was issued as a Christmas supplement to The Windsor Magazine. The second copy bears the imprint of "Seaside Publishing Company" and "Lovell's Detective Series" on the upper cover, which were part of the United States Book Company.