The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Few characters in all of literature have captured the imagination quite so completely as the brilliant, mercurial consulting detective of 221B Baker Street — and The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury presents the full majesty of his world in one magnificent, illustrated volume. This comprehensive collection gathers Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes stories, from the razor-sharp deductions of A Study in Scarlet to the gothic tension of The Hound of the Baskervilles, bringing together the iconic detective and his steadfast companion Dr. Watson in their most thrilling investigations against the fog-drenched backdrop of Victorian London. Richly appointed with period illustrations that breathe visual life into Doyle's meticulously constructed mysteries, this treasury stands as both a definitive reader's companion and a collector's showpiece. Doyle's prose — precise, atmospheric, and propelled by an almost mathematical sense of plot — transformed detective fiction into a legitimate literary art form, and the stories collected here illustrate exactly why Holmes remains the world's most enduring fictional sleuth. Whether you are a devoted Holmesian or a curious newcomer, this volume presents an irresistible invitation: the game, as ever, is afoot.
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Avenel Books
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Few characters in all of literature have captured the imagination quite so completely as the brilliant, mercurial consulting detective of 221B Baker Street — and The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury presents the full majesty of his world in one magnificent, illustrated volume. This comprehensive collection gathers Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes stories, from the razor-sharp deductions of A Study in Scarlet to the gothic tension of The Hound of the Baskervilles, bringing together the iconic detective and his steadfast companion Dr. Watson in their most thrilling investigations against the fog-drenched backdrop of Victorian London. Richly appointed with period illustrations that breathe visual life into Doyle's meticulously constructed mysteries, this treasury stands as both a definitive reader's companion and a collector's showpiece. Doyle's prose — precise, atmospheric, and propelled by an almost mathematical sense of plot — transformed detective fiction into a legitimate literary art form, and the stories collected here illustrate exactly why Holmes remains the world's most enduring fictional sleuth. Whether you are a devoted Holmesian or a curious newcomer, this volume presents an irresistible invitation: the game, as ever, is afoot.