This handsome hardback edition presents the first collection in Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes stories, featuring gold cover embossing, gilded page-edges, and original illustrations by Sidney Paget.
Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson are featured here in a series of twelve of their earliest cases. They include
A
Scandal in Bohemia
where Holmes comes up against and unexpected advesary;
The Red-Headed League
, which begins with a bizarre newspaper advertisement for red-haired men; and
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
, in which the great detective traces a sinister whistling sound to its lethal source. First published month by month in
The Strand
magazine (1891-1892), the stories are illustrated by Sidney Paget, who created the image of Holmes in his signature deerstalker hat and Inverness cape.
This
beautiful pocket-sized gift edition
contains the
classic, unabridged text
, presented with a
gold embossed cover design
,
ivory pages
classic illustrations
beautifully designed endpapers
and
gold
gilded page edges.
Part of the
Arcturus
Ornate Classics
series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.
ABOUT THE SERIES:
Arcturus Ornate Classics
are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.