DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and Sign of Four. Preston: James Askew & Son, n.d. [ca. 1903]. 8vo. Double–column text. Portrait photo frontispiece of Doyle by Russell & Sons, numerous plates by Sidney Paget Original publisher’s gilt–lettered pictorial dark blue cloth stamped in green and brown (light spotting to covers, some minor rubbing at corners, some mild toning or spotting to endpapers). Provenance: Sankey Bridges Wesleyan Sunday School (book–fund bookplate). A cheap edition from the publisher James Askew that specialized in volumes for schools and colleges. Rare on the market in this condition. Green and Gibson, pp. 567–568.
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859–1930). Adventures and Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and Sign of Four. Preston: James Askew & Son, n.d. [ca. 1903]. 8vo. Double–column text. Portrait photo frontispiece of Doyle by Russell & Sons, numerous plates by Sidney Paget Original publisher’s gilt–lettered pictorial dark blue cloth stamped in green and brown (light spotting to covers, some minor rubbing at corners, some mild toning or spotting to endpapers). Provenance: Sankey Bridges Wesleyan Sunday School (book–fund bookplate). A cheap edition from the publisher James Askew that specialized in volumes for schools and colleges. Rare on the market in this condition. Green and Gibson, pp. 567–568.
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