Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902.

8vo. (Very minor occasional spotting.) Modern burgundy morocco gilt; original cloth bound in at end (some spotting to edges).

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with "you" for "your" on p.13, line 3. The Hound of the Baskervilles was first published in The Strand Magazine as a serial in 1901 before being published as a novel by George Newnes the following year. As part of a promotional campaign for the book, the original manuscript was broken up into individual leaves and used by booksellers in window displays. The Hound of the Baskervilles marked the return of Sherlock Holmes after his disappearance over Reichenbach Falls in "The Final Problem," published in 1893, which Doyle described as the "inevitable relapse after repentance." De Waal 87; Green & Gibson, A26a.

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Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902.

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Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902.

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