1903 Rare Book - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleAuthor: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Title: Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Publisher: New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1903. Language: Text in English. Size: 7. 5 x 5. 25 inches. Pages: 307 pages + publisher's catalogue. Binding: Attractive and very good handsome period publishers red cloth binding with black lettering on spine and front cover, featuring a photographic onlay portrait of Sherlock Holmes smoking a pipe (hinges fine, overall slightly

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