"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde

New York, NY: Optimus Printing Company, no date [circa 1905]. [Sherlock Holmes] PIRATE EDITION. Duodecimo (17 x 11cm), pp.30 [2]; 30 [2]; 30 [2]; 30 [2]; 30 [2]. Publisher's light blue cloth with blue titles and decoration to spine and upper. Extremely heavily browned and brittle throughout. Advertisement leaf at rear detached. Bookplate of York Beach Library to front pastedown, and library borrowing card with holder to rear pastedown. Moderate rubbing and spotting to cloth. Good. A pair of early Holmes stories from 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' (1892), with three other short tales of crime and tragedy. Item #57412
Price: £48.00