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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930) The Adventure of the Dying Detective. New York: Advertising Department, Collier's Weekly, P.F. Collier & Son, December 1913. First separate edition, octavo, woodcut by Frederick Dorr Steele opposite the first page of text, thirty-eight pages, in publisher's parchment spine with spine label, "Sherlock Holmes" in gilt on front board, the binding rubbed, 5 1/2 x 4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
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P.F. Collier & Son, Doyle, Arthur Conan, Frederick Dorr SteeleJohn Dorfman
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