Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Complete Sherlock Holmes: 100th Anniversary Edition" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, 3-Vol. Complete Matching Set

A Luxurious Leather Bound Trilogy for the Sherlock Holmes Fan

Easton Press, Norwalk CT. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Complete Sherlock Holmes: 100th Anniversary Edition". Part of the Collector's Library of Famous Editions collection. Beautifully illustrated and bound in full genuine leather. One of the most celebrated works of literature by a historical writer. Includes NOTES FROM THE ARCHIVES. High quality. A gorgeous set of books for the discerning collector. First Edition of this set, not to be confused with the later printings by Easton Press.

Illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele and Others.

This is the complete three volume leather bound trilogy:

1. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes [Very Fine]
2. The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Very Fine]
3. The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Very Fine]

A true classic set for your home library or office. Includes unattached Ex-Libris bookplates for your own personalization. Limited Edition. Collector's Edition. A great unique gift for yourself or for a loved one.

This collection includes every Sherlock Holmes adventure, all 56 short stories and four novels. A definitive text, corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an introduction by Vincent Starrett, and illustrated with a selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget and others. 6-1/4 x 9", black cloth, raised bands, moire endpapers, ribbon markers, all edges gilt, 1777 pages, full color frontispieces each volume.

Features

Includes the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

About Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skilful use of astute observation, deductive reasoning and forensic skills to solve difficult cases.

Conan Doyle wrote four novels and fifty-six short stories that feature Holmes. The first story, A Study in Scarlet, appeared in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in 1890, respectively. The character grew tremendously in popularity with the beginning of the first series of short stories in The Strand Magazine in 1891; further series of short stories and two serialised novels appeared until 1927. The stories cover a period from around 1875 up to 1907, with a final case in 1914.

All but four stories are narrated by Holmes' friend and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson, two are narrated by Holmes himself and two others are written in the third person. In two stories ("The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott"), Holmes tells Watson the main story from his memories, whereas Watson becomes the narrator of the frame story.

Conan Doyle said that the character of Holmes was inspired by Dr. Joseph Bell, for whom Doyle had worked as a clerk at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Like Holmes, Bell was noted for drawing large conclusions from the smallest observations.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer; other than Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the Mary Celeste.