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New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 15th April 1893. [Detective story] FIRST AMERICAN APPEARANCE of this adventure, illustrated by W.H. Hyde, which was later collected in 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. Single newspaper issue in pictorial wraps (41 x 29cm). Disbound or extracted from a bound volume, with associated wear to the spine fold. Remains bright. Very good overall. Published in the UK within the Strand Magazine, this Harper's printing features alternative and exclusive illustrations (Strand printings carry the regular Sidney Paget drawings). Item #73071
Price: £195.00
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