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From A Checklist of Facsimiles of the Sherlock Holmes Stories
By Randall Stock, 28 January 2007
This list of citations organizes the sources of reproductions by the title of the publication in which they appear. This simplifies locating all the issues of a specific periodical or catalogue that contain facsimiles of the manuscripts. Each citation begins with the title of a publication and is structured to make it as easy as possible for you to locate and positively identify the source.
Unlike the Checklist itself, this list only contains the source citations. Descriptions of the reproduced text are available on the Checklist using the cross-reference Story-Item numbers. Details about Story-Item codes and related information are listed at the bottom of this page in the Notes section.
Citations are listed in order by the title of the publication where the reproduction appears, omitting leading articles such as "A" or "The." Catalogues and related books are grouped by the name of the firm even if the publication has a distinct title. Thus, all items from Christie's, Sotheby's, Maggs Brothers, Pepper & Stern, and the House of El Dieff are listed together based on the initial letters of the firm name.
Items from Lew David Feldman and the House of El Dieff are listed under "H." Items from Parke-Bernet are grouped with "Sotheby Parke-Bernet" and are listed under "S." Some additional related information is available in the Bookseller and Auction Catalogues Supplement.
Please send me e-mail if you know of other appearances of facsimiles of the manuscripts or have corrections or suggestions for this list. If you have an extensive collection of Sherlockiana, especially bookseller or auction house catalogs, please look at the list of Unconfirmed Facsimile Items to see if you could help to augment the current checklist information.
If you cannot see the entire table width, try either:
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DYIN-099 |
The Adventure of the Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ([London]: Westminster Libraries and The Arthur Conan Doyle Society, 1991). A facsimile of the entire manuscript with an Introduction by Julian Symons and Afterword by Owen Dudley Edwards. |
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LION-099 |
The Adventure of the Lion's Mane by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ([London]: Westminster Libraries and The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, 1992). A facsimile of the entire manuscript with an Introduction by Colin Dexter and Afterword by Richard Lancelyn Green. |
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PRIO-099 |
The Adventure of the Priory School by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 1985). A facsimile of the entire manuscript with an Introduction by Len Deighton. |
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SHOS-099 |
The Adventure of Shoscombe Abbey by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Lausanne, Switzerland: Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne, 2002). A facsimile of the entire manuscript with an Introduction in French by Vincent Delay and two essays (one in French and the other in English) by Ernest Giddey. Published in a limited edition of 200 copies. ISBN 2-88888-091-1 |
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SECO-101 |
American Art Association catalogue: Novelists and Illustrators of the XIXTH Century, Publications in the Original Parts, Forming a portion of the library of Mr. Frederick Corder of London, England… (New York – 26 & 27 January 1922), Lot 342, facing lot description. |
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SIGN-103 |
American Book Collector, September-October 1973, vol. 24, no. 1, cover. Manuscript sold 23 September 1973 at the Hanzel Galleries, Chicago, for $51,000. See page 13 for other sale information. |
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ANGE-111 |
Angels of Darkness: A Drama in Three Acts by Arthur Conan Doyle, edited with an introduction by Peter E. Blau. (New York: The Baker Street Irregulars in cooperation with the Toronto Public Library, 2001). This volume includes a partial manuscript facsimile, a complete manuscript transcription, and related essays. Available at the Baker Street Journal website. |
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STUD-111 |
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, 2nd ed., by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited, with annotations by William S. Baring-Gould. (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977), vol. 1, p. 11. The last word ("genius") is missing from the reproduction. |
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SIGN-101 |
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, 2nd ed., by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited, with annotations by William S. Baring-Gould. (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977), vol. 1, opposite p. 688. The last three lines of text from the opening page are missing in this reproduction and instead it ends: "experience which I had had of his many." |
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MISS-101 |
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, 2nd ed., by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited, with annotations by William S. Baring-Gould. (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977), vol. 2, p. 490. |
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REDC-101 |
The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, 2nd ed., by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited, with annotations by William S. Baring-Gould. (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977), vol. 2, p. 704. Includes only part of the opening page, reproducing the heading and first 12 lines of text. |
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GREE-101 |
Antiquarian Bookman, February 22, 1965, vol. 35, no. 8, p. 729. The reproduction is quite small and not very readable. Parts of other pages, especially the final page, are also shown but are not readable. |
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SCAN-101 |
Antiquarian Bookman, February 22, 1965, vol. 35, no. 8, p. 729. The page is shown as mounted on a blank leaf. However, the reproduction is small and not very readable. |
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STUD-111 |
Autograph Collector, October 2004, vol. 14, no. 10, p. 37. ("Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: It’s Elementary" by Stuart Lutz on pp. 36-39.) |
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VALL-111 |
Austin's Sherlockian Studies: The Collected Annuals. (New York: Magico Magazine, 1986), p. 67. Reprint of J. Bliss Austin's A Baker Street Christmas Stocking, 1953-1981. |
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EMPT-101 EMPT-112 EMPT-113 EMPT-114 |
Back to Baker Street: An Appreciation of Sherlock Holmes & London edited by Roger Johnson and Jean Upton (London: The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, 1994), pp. 28, 31, 32 & 33. ("'What's in a Name? An Examination of the Manuscript of 'The Empty House'" by Jean Upton on pp. 28-33.). Available from the SHSL website. |
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VALL-111 |
A Baker Street Christmas Stocking, 1965. (Pittsburgh: Hydraulic Press) J. Bliss Austin's Christmas greeting card and commentary. Reprinted in Austin's Sherlockian Studies, listed above. |
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FINA-111 |
Baker Street Gasogene, 1961, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 34. ("Sherlock Holmes Letter" on p. 34) |
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SIGN-101 |
Baker Street Journal, April 1954, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 126. ("From the Editor's Commonplace Book" by Edgar W. Smith on pp. 120-128.) The manuscript is described on page 125. The last three lines of text from the opening page are missing in this reproduction and instead it ends: "experience which I had had of his many." |
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MISS-101 |
Baker Street Journal, January 1955, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 25. |
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REDC-101 |
Baker Street Journal 1956 Christmas Annual, [vol. 6, no. 5], p. 46. Includes only part of the opening page, reproducing the heading and first 12 lines of text. |
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REDC-111 |
Baker Street Journal, January 1960, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 41. ("Bibliographical Notes" by Edgar W. Smith on pp. 39-41.) |
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HOUN-113 |
Baker Street Journal, October 1960, vol. 10, no. 4, p. 229. ("Bibliographical Notes" by Edgar W. Smith on pp. 227-230.) |
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FINA-111 |
Baker Street Journal, June 1962, vol. 12, no. 2, p. 78. ("Graphologists in the Canon" by Martin J. Swanson on pp. 73-80.) Part of the fragment is enlarged for handwriting analysis and this obscures other parts of the fragment. |
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STUD-111 |
Baker Street Journal, December 1962, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 218. ("Some Onomatological Notes on 'Sherlock Holmes' and Other Names in the Sacred Writings" by Duncan MacDougald, Jr. on pp. 213-218.) Only the top half of the page is reproduced and it ends with "Chemical laboratory." |
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STUD-111 |
Baker Street Journal, March 1969, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 49. ("The Scion Societies: The Baker Street Irregulars" by Julian Wolff, M.D. on p. 49.) Only the top half of the page is reproduced and it ends with "I have four hundred a year." |
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SOLI-101 SOLI-111 |
Baker Street Journal, June 1972, vol. 22, no. 2, p. 73. ("The Solitary Man-uscript" by Andrew J. Peck on pp. 71-73.) Reprinted in Sherlock Holmes by Gas-Lamp. |
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SIGN-101 SIGN-103 |
Baker Street Journal, December 1973, vol. 23, no. 4, p. 254. (" '…To Make Inquiries About the Page…' " on pp. 253-255. The last three lines of text from the opening page are missing in this reproduction and instead it ends: "experience which I had had of his many." |
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SECO-112 SECO-113 |
Baker Street Journal, June 1976, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 96-97. ("The Mystery of the Second Hand" by Herman Gelband on pp. 96-7.) |
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SECO-111 SECO-114 |
Baker Street Journal, September 1978, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 133, 135. ("The Second Hand in The Second Stain" by Richard Luman on pp. 132-136, 140.) Reprinted in Sherlock Holmes by Gas-Lamp. |
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SOLI-101 SOLI-112 |
Baker Street Journal, Winter 2005, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 48, 51. ("The Trail of the Semi-Solitary Manuscript" by Randall Stock on pp. 46-54.) |
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VALL-112 VALL-113 |
Baker Street Miscellanea, June 1978, no. 14, p. 4-5. ("On the Writing of Some of the Most Remarkable Books Ever Penned" by Bliss Austin on pp. 1-9.) |
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SECO-113 |
Baker Street Miscellanea, December 1978, no. 16, p. 12. ("The SECO Second Handwriting—Identified" by the Editors on pp. 12-14.) Article reprinted in Serpentine Muse. |
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THOR-101 |
Baker Street Miscellanea, Summer 1981, no. 26, p. 9. ("It is an Old Manuscript: The Adventure of the Second Chip" by Peter E. Blau on pp. 8-10.) It includes a description of the manuscript from the Christie's London catalog for April 29, 1981. |
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STUD-111 |
Baker Street Miscellanea, Spring 1987, no. 49, p. 18. |
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VALL-117 |
Bibliamaranth: Eighty-eight otherwise immiscible immortals... (aka Biblioctopus Catalog 12). (Idyllwild, Calif.: Biblioctopus, 1991 [available November 1990]), Item 26. This item consisted of four leaves which are listed here as VALL #111, #117, #118/119, and #120. This Biblioctopus catalog only reproduces a single page. |
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FINA-111 |
Bloomington by Gaslight: Sherlock Holmes in the Lilly Library by Stephen H. Cape, web editor Becky Cape. Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. Exhibit home: <http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/holmes/> MS: <http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/holmes/pages/doyle_00001.shtml> (Aug. 30, 2003). |
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REDC-101 REDC-102 |
Bloomington by Gaslight: Sherlock Holmes in the Lilly Library by Stephen H. Cape, web editor Becky Cape. Indiana University Bloomington Libraries. Exhibit home: <http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/holmes/> MS: <http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/holmes/pages/english-literature_00005.shtml> (Aug. 30, 2003). MS: <http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/holmes/pages/english-literature_00006.shtml> (Aug. 30, 2003). |
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DYIN-101 DYIN-111 |
The Case Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Dying Detective edited by Christopher and Barbara Roden. (Ashcroft, British Columbia: Calabash Press, 1996), pp. 136 & 139. ("A Study in Manuscript" by Christopher Roden on pp. 136-143.) |
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GREE-101 |
Christie's catalogue: Important Literary and Illuminated Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Printed Books (London – 18 December 1964), Lot 71, p. 25. A description is listed on page 24. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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GREE-101 |
Christie's Review of the Year: October 1964 – July 1965 by Christie, Manson & Woods. (London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1965), p. 180. Brief discussion on page 181. |
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DYIN-101 |
Christie's catalogue: Important Books and Manuscripts (London – 28 April 1966), Lot 190, p. 78. A description is listed on page 77. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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LADY-101 |
Christie's catalogue: Important Autograph Letters and Manuscripts (New York – 21 October 1977), Lot 90, p. 94. A description is listed on page 95. The manuscript sold for $9,500. (Christie, Manson & Woods, International). |
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THOR-101 |
Christie's catalogue: Valuable Autograph Letters, Historical Documents, and Music Manuscripts (London – 29 April 1981), Lot 174, p. 59. A description is listed on page 58. The manuscript sold for £13,000 plus a 10% premium to the auction house, or about $31,000. Lots 175-176 included ACD letters. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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GREE-111 |
Christie's catalogue: Valuable Autograph Letters, Historical Documents, and Music Manuscripts (London – 5 May 1982), Sale code Boudicca-2379, Lot 102, p. 44. A description is listed on page 45. The manuscript sold for £15,660 including buyer's premium. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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GREE-111 |
Christie's Review of the Season 1982 edited by John Herbert. (New York: Abbeville Press/Christie's, 1982), p. 166. Sold 5 May 1982 in London for £15,660 ($28,501) including buyer's premium. |
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LAST-102 |
Christie's catalogue: Valuable Autograph Letters, Music Manuscripts and Historical Documents (London – 28 March 1984), Sale code: Banker-2859, Lot 171, p. 68. The manuscript sold for £16,740. Lot 170 was the manuscript for "The Poison Belt" and includes a reproduction of its first page. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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3GAR-101 |
Christie's catalogue: Medieval and Illuminated Manuscripts, Printed Books… (London – 6 December 1989), Lot 309, p.133. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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CHAS-101 CHAS-102 CHAS-104 |
Christie's catalogue: Printed Books and Manuscripts (New York – 9 June 1999), Lot 98, p. 99. Sold with an original drawing by Frederic Dorr Steele of Milverton. A description is listed on pages 98 and 100. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) |
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REIG-102 STUD-112 SUSS-101 |
Christie's catalogue: The Conan Doyle Collection (London – 19 May 2004), Lot 15, 19, ad p. [175]. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) See also the sale information page. |
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SUSS-101 SUSS-102 SUSS-104 |
Christie's catalogue: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts (New York – 9 June 2004), Lot 58, p. 56. A description is listed on pages 56-57. (Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.) See also the sale information page. |
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CARD-111 |
The Collector's Book of Detective Fiction by Eric Quayle. (London: Studio Vista, 1972), p. 59. |
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STUD-111 |
Conan Doyle: a biography by Pierre Nordon [Translated from the French by Frances Partridge] (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1967), between pages 180 and 181. Reproduction not present in the original French version Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. l'Homme et l'Oeuvre (Paris-Bruxelles: Didier, 1964). |
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HOUN-113 |
The Critic, May 1902, vol. 15, no. 5, p. 390. |
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CHAS-101 |
Detroit News, 23 June 1949, p. 70. ("Library Shows Conan Doyle Treasures" by Russell McLauchlin on p. 70.) |
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REDC-101 |
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 18; Victorian Novelists After 1885 edited by Ira B. Nadel and William E. Freedman. (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1983), p. 90. ("Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" by George Grella and Phillip B. Dematteis on pp. 77-94.) |
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STUD-111 |
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 70; British Mystery Writers 1860 – 1919 edited by Bernard Benstock and Thomas F. Staley. (Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1988), p. 115. ("Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" by J. Randolph Cox on pp. 112-134.) |
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CARD-111 |
Elementary My Dear Watson: Sherlock Holmes centenary; his life & times by Graham Nown. (Topsfield, Mass.: Salem House Publishers, 1987), p. 19. |
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STUD-111 |
Encyclopedia Sherlockiana by Matthew E. Bunson. (New York: Barnes & Noble, 1997), p. 254. Small but legible reproduction. |
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FINA-111 REDC-101 |
The First Hundred Years of Detective Fiction, 1841-1941 by David Randall (Lilly Library). (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Lilly Library , 1973), p. 22. Part of a Lilly Library exhibition catalog for July-September, 1973 (Lilly Library publication no. 18). |
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PRIO-101 |
Marvin P. Epstein holiday greeting card for 1976, front. This card was approximately 6 x 4 inches and printed in an edition limited to 221 copies. |
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HOUN-115 |
The Hound of the Baskervilles: Chapter XI by Arthur Conan Doyle. BSI Manuscript Series general editor Leslie S. Klinger. (New York: The Baker Street Irregulars in cooperation with the New York Public Library—Berg Collection, 2001). This volume includes a facsimile of Chapter 11 of the manuscript, a transcription of the material, and related essays. Available at the Baker Street Journal website. |
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STUD-905 |
El Dieff brochure. (New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., n.d.) This is probably Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Archives listed elsewhere, but if you have easy access to a different El Dieff/Feldman item with a reproduction from A Study in Scarlet please send me e-mail. |
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HOUN-111 HOUN-112 |
Sixty-Four: Collections of British and American Literature… by Lew David Feldman. (New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., 1964). Item #16 in the catalog for 1964. |
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GOLD-104 |
Seventy: the world of books, arts and letters, circa 1455-1968 by Lew David Feldman. (New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., 1969). Item #21 in the catalogue for 1970. This catalogue also contains Conan Doyle manuscript and typescript material on spiritualism and a collection of Hornung manuscripts. De Waal cites this as the first page of the manuscript reproduced on the catalogue's cover, but it is actually the manuscript cover reproduced on an interior catalogue page. |
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STUD-111 |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Archives by Lew David Feldman. (New York: [House of El Dieff, Inc., 1970]), cover. A four-page pamphlet distributed at the 1971 BSI dinner that lists numerous Conan Doyle manuscripts, letters and memorabilia. |
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REDC-100 REDC-101 |
Seventy-One: the world of books, arts and letters, circa 1170-1970 by Lew David Feldman. (New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., 1971). Item #15 in the catalog for 1971. |
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HOUN-118 |
The Distinguished Library of Detective-Crime-Mystery Fiction. Formed by Florence and Edward Kaye, Covering the Period 1591-1974. (New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., [1974]), front cover. |
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RESI-901 |
El Dieff catalog. (New York: House of El Dieff, Inc., 1975). |
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STUD-111 |
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes, Rev. ed., by Michael Harrison. (Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971) (New York: Drake Publishers, 1972), facing p. 37. Reproduced with narrow edges and final word "genius" partially cut off. No facsimile in the 1960 1st edition. |
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SCAN-101 SCAN-102 |
Life, 15 April 1946, vol. 20, no. 15, p. 102. ("Rare Manuscripts" pp. 100-105.) |
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STUD-112 |
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by John Dickson Carr. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949), facing p. 149. It also probably appears on page 63 of the 1949 John Murray (London) uniform edition. It is not in the 1975 paperback edition from Vintage Books (New York). |
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MISS-101 |
The Light Is Dark Enough: The Sherlock Holmes Society of London Cambridge Expedition 1989 edited by Jonathan McCafferty. (London: The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, 1989), before p. 1. ("The Missing Three Quarter--A resumé of the case" by Percy Metcalfe.) |
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EMPT-111 |
Maggs Bros. Catalogue no. 436: Original manuscripts and collections of autograph letters of celebrated authors, to which are appended autograph letters of Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson. (London: Maggs Bros., 1923), plate 8. Item #112 with description on page 78. |
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HOUN-116 HOUN-117 |
The Magic Door, Summer 2002, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 3. ("The Berg Collection at 60: A Tale of Literary Taste and Scholarship" by Isaac Gewirtz, edited by Peter Wood, on pp. 3, 6.) Clear if small reproductions at 10.4 cm that show the page margins. |
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FINA-111 REDC-101 |
The Magic Door, Summer 2004, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 3. ("The Lilly Collection" by Rebecca Cape on pp. 1, 3, 6.). |
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STUD-111 |
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes by Michael and Mollie Hardwick. (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1964), opposite p. 33. |
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REDC-099 |
Mandate for Murder edited, with an introduction, by Roy Pilot, Gianluca Salvatori, and Enrico Solito. BSI Manuscript Series general editor Leslie S. Klinger. (New York: The Baker Street Irregulars in cooperation with the Lilly Library of Indiana University, 2006). Available at the Baker Street Journal website. |
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FINA-111 |
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited with annotations by Leslie S. Klinger. (Indianapolis: Gasogene Books, 1999), p. 272. |
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STUD-111 |
Memories and Adventures by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1924), front of dust-jacket. The last word ("genius") is missing from the reproduction. This was the first American edition of the book. It does not contain any manuscript reproductions inside the book. It's likely that this is the only edition of this work that contains a reproduction.
The first English edition (London: Hodder and Staughton, 1924) does not include any facsimiles on its dust-jacket or inside. The second English edition (London: John Murray, 1930) does not have a facsimile on its dust-jacket or in its interior. The Crowborough Edition (vol. 24) of the book (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, & Company, Inc., 1930) does not include any facsimiles inside. Its dust-jacket has not been seen. |
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CHAS-101 |
Milvertonians of Hampstead Christmas card for 1963, front. This card was approximately 5 x 7 inches and includes five paragraphs of notes by Michael and Mollie Hardwick on the inside left page. The reproduction is quite readable. |
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SCAN-101 |
Min Kaere Watson by Henry Lauritzen. (Aalborg: Frede og L. C. Lauritzen's Forlag, 1954), p. 32. Also published in English as My Dear Watson Tr. by Bjarne Nielsen. ([Copenhagen]: Antikvariat Pinkerton, 1982). Both include the reproduction. See De Waal C9476 and C9557. |
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GOLD-101 |
Modern British Fiction by John R. Payne. (Austin: University of Texas, 1972), p. 20. |
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VALL-111 VALL-117 VALL-118 VALL-119 VALL-120 |
Murderland, edited by Steven T. Doyle. (New York: The Baker Street Irregulars , 2004), p. 59. ("It is an Old Manuscript: The Notes for The Valley of Fear" by Peter E. Blau on pp. 49-63.) Available at the Baker Street Journal website |
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SIXN-099 |
The Napoleon Bust Business Again edited, with an introduction, by William Hyder. BSI Manuscript Series general editor Leslie S. Klinger. (New York: The Baker Street Irregulars in cooperation with the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, 2004). Available at the Baker Street Journal website. |
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STUD-112 |
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited, with annotations by Leslie S. Klinger. (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006), [vol. III.], the novels, p. 8. |
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VALL-101 |
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, edited, with annotations by Leslie S. Klinger. (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006), [vol. III.], the novels, p. 632. |
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HOUN-116 |
Nightmare: The Birth of Horror by Christopher Frayling. (London: BBC Books, 1996), p. 190. The facsimile lacks the original marginal notes. |
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SIGN-111 |
New York Times, December 3, 1996, p. C13. ("When Sherlock Got His Quirks" by Robin Pogrebin on pp. C13, C18.) |
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CARD-111 |
The Original Illustrated Arthur Conan Doyle compiled by Frank Oppel. (Secaucus, New Jersey: Castle Books, 1981), p. 8. (Facsimile reprint on pp. 3-9 of August 1892 Strand article "A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle" by Harry How.) |
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PRIO-101 |
Pepper & Stern Catalogue: The Marvin P. Epstein Sherlock Holmes Collection (Santa Barbara, CA: Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc., 1985), p. [6]. |
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HOUN-114 |
Pepper & Stern Rare Books Catalogue 25 (Santa Barbara, CA: Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc., 1989), Item 45. Offered at $20,000.00. |
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HOUN-119 |
Pepper & Stern Rare Books Catalogue: Selections from the Sherlock Holmes Collection of Dr. James Bliss Austin (Santa Barbara, CA: Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc., [1990]), Item 94. Offered at $20,000.00. |
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STUD-111 |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes by Vincent Starrett. (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1933), p. 11. The last word ("genius") is missing from the reproduction. |
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STUD-111 |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, Rev. ed., by Vincent Starrett. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1960), p. 6. Also appears in the Pinnacle Books paperback edition on p. 7. The last word ("genius") is missing from the reproduction. |
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SIGN-101 |
San Diego Union, 12 January 1978, p. E-1. ("UCSD Easy Solution For Mystery Fan" by Jeannette Branin on pp. E-1&2.) |
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BLAC-101 |
Dinner Handout by Norman S. Nolan for the 4th annual dinner of The Scandalous Bohemians of New Jersey in an edition of 50 copies (from caption at bottom of facsimile). |
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REDC-101 |
Scribner's Catalogue Number 126: English Literature: First Editions, Manuscripts. (New York: The Scribner Book Store, [1943?]). Item 62[b]. |
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SECO-113 |
Serpentine Muse, Winter 1980, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 4. ("The SECO Second Hand—Identified" by Jon Lellenberg on pp. 4-5, 8, and 14-16.) Reprinted from Baker Street Miscellanea, December 1978, no. 16, with an editorial afterword by Evelyn A. Herzog. |
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STUD-111 |
Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration by Allen Eyles. (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986), p. 13. |
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LAST-102 |
Sherlock Holmes: A Centenary Celebration by Allen Eyles. (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986), p. 61. |
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SECO-111 SECO-114 |
Sherlock Holmes by Gas-Lamp: Highlights from the First Four Decades of The Baker Street Journal. Edited by Philip A. Shreffler. (New York: Fordham University Press, 1989), pp. 316-323. "The Second Hand in The Second Stain" by Richard Luman, reprinted from the Baker Street Journal, September 1978, vol. 28, no. 3. |
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SOLI-101 SOLI-111 |
Sherlock Holmes by Gas-Lamp: Highlights from the First Four Decades of The Baker Street Journal. Edited by Philip A. Shreffler. (New York: Fordham University Press, 1989), pp. 327-330. "The Solitary Man-uscript" by Andrew J. Peck, reprinted from the Baker Street Journal, June 1972, vol. 22, no. 2. |
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SIGN-103 |
Sherlockian.Net edited by Chris Redmond. ("Sherlockian.Net: A Manuscript.") Site home: <http://www.sherlockian.net/> MS: <http://www.sherlockian.net/acd/signms.html> (Aug. 30, 2003). |
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GREE-101 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Spring 1965, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 34. ("A Homing Pigeon" by Lord Donegall on p. 34.) |
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VALL-101 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Spring 1966, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 123. ("The True Author of Last and Maza" by Cornelis Helling on pp. 123-124.) This page fragment includes approximately 9 lines of text plus insertions. The last line in this reproduction ends "just drawn from its envelope." |
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MISS-101 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Summer 1971, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 55. ("A Tourist Guide to the London of Sherlock Holmes: Walk II" by Charles O. Merriman on pp. 54-56.) |
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CARD-111 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Summer 1980, vol. 14, nos. 3&4, p. 81. ("Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: 1859-1930" by Anthony Howlett on pp. 75-81.) |
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LAST-102 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Winter 1984, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 4. ("Another Manuscript Sold" by Nicholas Utechin on p. 4.) |
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STUD-111 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal: A Study in Scarlet Centenary Special, [Winter] 1987, p. 2. ("Introduction" by Nicholas Utechin on pp. 1-2.) A very nice photo of the entire leaf. |
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DYIN-101 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Summer 1991, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 51. ("Two of the Most Remarkable Stories Ever Penned" by Catherine Cooke on pp. 50-53.) |
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LION-101 |
Sherlock Holmes Journal, Summer 1991, vol. 20, no. 2, p. 52. ("Two of the Most Remarkable Stories Ever Penned" by Catherine Cooke on pp. 50-53.) |
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CARD-111 |
The Sherlock Holmes Scrapbook, 2nd ed., edited by Peter Haining. (New York: Crescent Books, 1986), p. 30. Also in Clarkson N. Potter 1974 1st edition. |
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STUD-111 |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centenary 1859-1959. (London: John Murray, 1959) (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., n.d.), p. 104. Includes a Preface by Adrian Conan Doyle and an Introduction by P. Weil-Nordon. |
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DYIN-102 |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centenary 1859-1959. (London: John Murray, 1959) (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., n.d.), p. 105. Includes a Preface by Adrian Conan Doyle and an Introduction by P. Weil-Nordon. |
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3STU-101 |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sesquicentennial Celebration May 7-9, 2009. A one-page color flyer distributed during the 2007 Birthday Weekend in New York, describing the planned symposium and exhibition at Harvard's Houghton Library. |
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3STU-101 |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sesquicentennial Celebration May 7-9, 2009. Library Home: <http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/> MS: <http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/doyle_symposium.html> (Jan. 27, 2007) |
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PRIO-101 |
Sotheby Parke Bernet catalogue: Oriental Miniatures, American Books, American Historical and other Autographs, Fine Books and Literature (New York – 27 & 28 February 1974), Sale No. 3605, Lot 360. The manuscript sold on 28 February 1974 for $15,000. (Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc.) |
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PRIO-101 |
Art at Auction: The Year at Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1973-74. (London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & New York: Viking Press, 1974), p. 210. Sold 28 Feb 1974 in New York for $15,000 (£6,250). |
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VALL-101 |
Sotheby's Preview (New York - June-July 1990). |
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VALL-101 VALL-114 VALL-115 VALL-116 |
Sotheby's catalogue: Fine Books and Manuscripts (New York - 15 June 1990), Sale No. 6037, Lot 45 including frontispiece illustration of MS opening page. The manuscript sold for $286,000 (£167,251) including the 10% buyer's premium. Lot 44 was a copy of Beeton's Christmas Annual [1887] and sold for $57,200 (£33,450). |
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VALL-101 |
Sotheby's Art at Auction 1989-90 (New York: Sotheby's Publications, 1990), p. 211. |
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MAZA-101 MAZA-111 |
Sotheby's catalogue (New York – 11 October 1991), Lot 122. Color reproductions for Lot 122. |
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HOUN-120 |
Sotheby's catalogue: The Victor and Irene Murr Jacobs Collection (New York – 29 October 1996), Lot 376. Reproduction is on the page before the lot description. |
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SIGN-103 |
Sotheby's catalogue: Fine Books and Manuscripts (New York – 4 December 1996), Lot 71, frontispiece. Color reproduction. |
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SOLI-100 SOLI-101 SOLI-104 |
Sotheby's catalogue: The Maurice F. Neville Collection of Modern Literature (Part II) (New York – 16 November 2004), Lot 509, p. 210. A description is listed on pages 209-210. Also includes The Solitary Cyclist #101 and he Solitary Cyclist #104. See also the sale information page. |
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CARD-111 |
Strand Magazine, August 1892, vol. 4, no. 20, p. 187. ("A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle" by Harry How on pp. 182-8.) |
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VALL-101 |
Strand Magazine, August 1914, vol. 48, no. 284, p. 227. Part of the announcement for The Valley of Fear in next month's issue. This page fragment includes approximately 9 lines of text plus insertions. The last line in this reproduction ends "just drawn from its envelope." |
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STUD-111 |
Strand Magazine, December 1923, vol. 66, no. 396, p. 563. ("Memories and Adventures: Part III" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) |
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GOLD-101 |
Strand Magazine, December 1924, vol. 68, no. 408, p. 644. ("How Novelists Write Their Books: Part III" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) This page fragment includes 8 lines of text. The last line in this reproduction ends "terrible death of Crosby the banker. Here also I find an…". The text of this article, but not the manuscript reproduction, is reprinted in "What I Think": a symposium on books and other things by famous writers of today edited by H. Greenhough Smith (London: George Newnes, [1927]) on pp. 39-42. |
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SCAN-101 |
Strand Magazine, October 1946, vol. 112, no. 670, p. 13. The magazine changed its name to simply "Strand" starting with this issue and adopted a new cover style. The manuscript page is photographed at an angle and part of it is obscured by a magnifying glass. It appears that the photo was touched-up, with the head of the page being cleaned up and the title re-written. |
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CARD-111 |
Strand Magazine (New York), September 1892, vol. 4, no. 20, p. 187. ("A Day with Dr. Conan Doyle" by Harry How on pp. 182-8.) |
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SECO-101 SECO-115 STUD-111 |
Studies in Scarlet. (Dubuque, Iowa: Gasogene Press, [1989]), pp. 79, 83, 87. ("The 'Original MSS.': Studies in Canonical Beginnings" by Jon L. Lellenberg on pp. 77-89.) |
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STUD-111 |
A Study in Southsea: The Unrevealed Life of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle by Geoffrey Stavert. ([Portsmouth, Hants]: Milestone Publications, [1987]), p. 78. |
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STUD-111 |
A Study in Surmise: The Making of Sherlock Holmes by Michael Harrison. (Bloomington, Indiana: Gaslight Publications, 1984), facing title page. |
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SCAN-101 |
Texas Monthly, January 1978, vol. 6, no. 1, p. 72. ("The Last of the Big-Time Spenders" by Gene Lyons on pp. 66-73, 142-148.) This page fragment includes the first 20 lines of text. Parts of it are cut off or obscured by eyeglasses on top of the manuscript. The article has no Sherlockian content but does provide a nice background on Harry Ransom and the building of the HRC library at the University of Texas. |
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MISS-101 |
A Tourist Guide to the London of Sherlock Holmes by Charles O. Merriman. (No place, no publisher, no date), p. 7. This 16-page booklet is a facsimile reprint of Merriman's 1970-1972 series in the Sherlock Holmes Journal with two small changes not affecting the manuscript reproduction. |
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STUD-111 |
The Universal Sherlock Holmes Volume 1 by Ronald Burt De Waal, ed. George A. Vanderburgh. (Toronto: Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, 1994), p. 120. |
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REDC-100 REDC-101 |
The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson by Ronald Burt De Waal. (Boston: New York Graphics Society, 1974), p. 43. |
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STUD-111 |
The World of Sherlock Holmes by Martin Fido. (Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corp., 1998), front and rear end-papers. Partial reproductions, lacking portions of both margins and much of the lower section of the page. |
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