Second printing, in the rare dust jacket, of Starrett's early and profoundly influential work of Sherlockian scholarship.
Near fine in very good minus jacket.
Price: $150.00
"But one must drop, at last, the happy pretense; admit that Sherlock Holmes is dead."
This invaluable reference work by Chicago bookman, columnist, and Baker Street Irregular Vincent Starrett includes biographical, bibliographical, and critical essays on Holmes, Watson, and even the lesser figure of Arthur Conan Doyle. Appendices include Desmond MacCarthy's "Examination on Sherlock Holmes" and E.V. Knox's "A Final Examination Paper on the Life and Work of Sherlock Holmes." A Shaw 100 title.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1934. 7.75'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth, stamped in gilt. In original unclipped ($2.00) tan pictorial dust jacket. Black topstain. Illustrated with black-and-white plates. 214 pages. Ink owner name dated 1942 to front free endpaper. Jacket with notable chipping along bottom edge, toned spine, light soil and rubbing. Book fresh and clean.
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