Sherlock Holmes In America
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Bill Blackbeard
Binding: Hardback
Published: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1981
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Sherlock Holmes in America chronicles the American reception and adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective, detailing Holmes’s appearances in early 20th-century comic strips, pulp magazines, and newspaper serials. Blackbeard argues that Holmes became a cultural fixture in the United States not through canonical literature alone but through mass media reinterpretations that reshaped his image for American audiences. The book illustrates this evolution with rare archival reproductions and expert commentary, uncovering the detective’s transformation from British sleuth to transatlantic icon. It stands as a definitive visual record of Holmes’s American legacy and the broader interplay between literature and popular culture.
Author: Bill Blackbeard
Binding: Hardback
Published: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1981
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Sherlock Holmes in America chronicles the American reception and adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detective, detailing Holmes’s appearances in early 20th-century comic strips, pulp magazines, and newspaper serials. Blackbeard argues that Holmes became a cultural fixture in the United States not through canonical literature alone but through mass media reinterpretations that reshaped his image for American audiences. The book illustrates this evolution with rare archival reproductions and expert commentary, uncovering the detective’s transformation from British sleuth to transatlantic icon. It stands as a definitive visual record of Holmes’s American legacy and the broader interplay between literature and popular culture.