Extremely scarce limited edition of Smith's Holmes-assisted inquiry into Dickens's unfinished mystery, one of only 33 copies issued.
Fine.
Price: $1,000.00
"Watson gazed at Holmes in blank astonishment. Apparently used to that expression on his friend's face, the great detective continued."
A devoted book collector and Dickensian, Smith was also an intensely prolific critic, composer, and librettist for several hundred revues, operettas, and other musical theatre productions of the late Gilded Age and early twentieth century, including the Ziegfeld Follies. His lyrics for the 1921 song "The Sheik of Araby" are among his more enduring works; the E.M. Hull novel adapted into the Rudoph Valentino film inspiring the song is gently mocked on page 6 of this work. First published in Munsey's Magazine in December of 1924, it is rare in this limited edition.
Glen Rock, PA: Walter Klinefelter, 1934. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original black cloth with paper spine label. 57, [1] pages. Edition of 33 copies; this copy not numbered. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck.
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