The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

First collected in 1892, these twelve short stories follow Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson from Baker Street through cases brought by clients, the police, and chance. Typical problems include a hidden royal scandal, a club that exists only to occupy a pawnbroker, a dying sister's last words about a speckled band, a vanished bridegroom, and jewels used as leverage. Holmes observes, disguises himself, and explains the method at the end of each case. The pieces are independent detective stories set in late-Victorian London and the nearby shires, not a continuous novel and not a biography of a real investigator.

Bound in brown canvas, black leather spine-label. Pale blue-green dust-jacket printed in brown. Second impression with no dust-jacket, blue slipcase and blue leather spine label.