THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Illustrations by Sidney Paget

New Edition 8vo. dark blue cloth hardback, gilt titles to spine and upper board. Decorative green endpapers. 343pp., illustrated with b/w plates by Sidney Paget. Faint sepia gift inscription, dated 1900, to ffep, modern bookplate to front pastedown and purple ink-stamped decorative initials to ffep and title page. Inner hinges weak and rather stretched. Occasional handling marks. Top of spine with 1.5cm split. Rubbing and wear to all spine edges and corners. Small spot of clear wax to lower board. A Good, Sound Copy - possibly a candidate for a rebind.