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The Sign of the Four.
por Doyle, Arthur Conan
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company, n.d. Later printing of the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Conan Doyle. In very good condition. The fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes became immensely popular with his first appearance in a series of short stories in The Strand Magazine, beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891. Additional tales appeared from then until 1927, eventually totaling four novels and 56 short stories. Widely considered a British cultural icon, Sherlock Holmes and his stories have had a profound and lasting effect on mystery writing, with the original tales as well as thousands written by authors other than Conan Doyle being adapted into stage and radio plays, television, films, video games, and other media for over a century.
Sinopse
From the book:Sherlock Holmes took his bottle from the corner of the mantel-piece and his hypodermic syringe from its neat morocco case. With his long, white, nervous fingers he adjusted the delicate needle, and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. For some little time his eyes rested thought-fully upon the sinewy forearm and wrist all dotted and scarred with innumerable puncture-marks. Finally he thrust the sharp point home, pressed down the tiny piston, and sank back into the velvet-lined arm-chair with a long sigh of satisfaction. Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance, but custom had not reconciled my mind to it. On the contrary, from day to day I had become more irritable at the sight, and my conscience swelled nightly within me at the thought that I had lacked the courage to protest. Again and again I had registered a vow that I should deliver my soul upon the subject, but there was that in the cool, nonchalant air of my companion which made him the last man with whom one would care to take anything approaching to a liberty. His great powers, his masterly manner, and the experience which I had had of his many extraordinary qualities, all made me diffident and backward in crossing him.
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- Livreiro
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 135247
- Título
- The Sign of the Four.
- Autor
- Doyle, Arthur Conan
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- n.d
- Palavras-chave
- Arthur Conan Doyle First Edition, The Sign of the Four First Edition
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Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
Sobre Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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