"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka

Chicago, MI: Rand, McNally & Company, no date [circa 1900]. [Sherlock Holmes] PIRATE EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.235 [1]. Publisher's navy cloth with red titles and decoration to spine and upper. Some toning and marking to edges. Light wear to cloth; spine gently toned. An unusually nice pirate edition. Near fine. Yellow fog is swirling through the streets of London and Sherlock Holmes himself is sitting in a cocaine-induced haze until the arrival of a distressed and beautiful young lady forces the great detective into action. Item #57227
Price: £75.00