THE BEST OF SHERLOCK HOLMES; Illustrated by Ben F. Stahl / A Limited Edition
Franklin Center, Pennslyvinia: The Franklin Library, 1977. Ben F. Stahl. Limited Edition from The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. Full leather with decorative gold-stamping. Thick small quarto, gilt-stamped full black leather, two raised hubs, gold lettering on spine plus elaborate patterns on covers; frontispiece color portrait of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by David Rane: illustrated by Ben F. Stahl with B&W Sherlockian images; satin page-marker; watered gray silk moiré endpapers; all page edges gilt [a.e.g.]; 643 pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 1 oz. Like New. Item #9521
The Classic Sherlockian Detective Series very attractively bound with decorative black leather over boards, 22 karat gold lettering & stamping, plus other fine touches including Classic Illustrations, satin page-marker, and watered silk moire endpapers.
The rich black leather with gold stamping is very tight, clean, and bright. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints ensure the quality binding. Printed on archival quality acid free paper. All the 22 karet gold decorations, lettering, and page edges are brilliant. All the color illustrations are clean, bright, and unfoxed. No previous owner's inscriptions or marginalia. "Notes from the Archives" insert not present, otherwise "As New."
Price: $60.00