Hound baskervilles

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, in his most challenging case. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast "with blazing eyes and dripping jaws" which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Now the hound seems to be stalking young Sir Henry, the new master of the Baskerville estate. Is this devilish spectre the manifestation of the family curse? Or is Sir Henry the victim of a vile and scheming murderer? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve this devilish affair. The Valley of Fear is a dark, powerful tale, which provides the great detective with a most perplexing case and opens with a vile murder: "Lying across his chest was a most curious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawn off in front of the triggers. It was clear that it had been fired at close range, and that he had received the whole charge in the face, blowing his head almost to pieces". Sherlock Holmes' arch enemy, the criminal genius Professor Moriarty, is back! But the solution to the riddle, found after many surprising twists and high dramas, lies far away, half across the world in a location known as 'The Valley of Fear'. This is Conan Doyle's last Holmes novel and in the opinion of many of his fans, it is the best! Features Summary The Hound of the Baskervilles features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, in his most challenging case. The book also features Doyles's Last Holmes novel... Author Arthur Conan Doyle (Author), David Stuart Davies (Introduction by), Keith Carabine (Series editor) Publisher Wordsworth Editions Ltd Release date 19990407 Pages 320 ISBN 1-84022-400-2 ISBN 13 978-1-84022-400-9

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 7-10 working days once ordered) The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of Doyle's best-known Holmes novels, frequently adapted for film and television, which is not surprising given the highly dramatic scenes of mist-wrapped moors echoing to the horrific howls of a supernatural hound. Is this a genuinely devilish apparition or is there a cunning murderer at work? Only Sherlock Holmes can solve the mystery. This volume also contains The Valley of Fear, a dark, powerful tale in which Holmes confronts the evil Professor Moriarty once more. With an Afterword by David Stuart Davies, a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund, and an authority on Sherlock Holmes. He has written the Afterwords for all the Collector's Library Holmes volumes. Format:Hardback Pages:424

A VERY RARE FIND. THE VERY FIRST BOOK EDITION OF 25000 COPIES WAS PUBLISHED BY GEORGE NEWNESS ON 25 MARCH 1902 FOLLOWED BY THE COLONIAL ISSUE OF LONGMANS, GREEN & CO ON 2 APRIL 1902 (15OOO COPIES FOR CIRCULATION ONLY IN INDIA AND THE BRITISH COLONIES AS STATED ON TITLE PAGE)  ALTHOUGH A LOT OF THE COLONIAL EDITIONS WERE PRINTED FROM THE SAME PLATES BUT ON INFERIOR PAPER, THIS EDITION CONTAINS THE SHEETS OF THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION WITH ONLY REPLACEMENT OF THE COVER AND THE TITLE PAGE.  ILLUSTRATED WITH 16 BLACK AND WHITE PLATES BY SYDNEY PAGET.    AN INTERESTING ERROR THAT MIGHT ADD FURTHER VALUE - ILLUSTRATION OF THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES ON PAGE 321 IS LISTED ON THE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AS PAGE 310 (ALTHOUGH MARKED CORRECTLY ON PLATE ITSELF). THERE IS A STICKER WITH THE NAME 'H.B. RATTRAY'  AND A SIGNATURE 'JOHAN PRETORIUS 1998' IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK.  SLIGHT RUBBING AND MARKS ON COVER  BUT OVERALL A CLEAN, NEAT, TIGHTLY BOUND COPY OF THIS RARE BOOK.    19CM X 13CM WITH 359 PAGES   REFER IMAGES     

Reader's Digest - A STUDY IN SCARLET & THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle  Hardcover in neat  good condition. Postage and packing for this book is for under 1kg.  See Shipping & Payment above.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Sherlock Holmes Book chronicles every case of the world's greatest detective and his assistant Dr Watson. The game is afoot and now you can discover every detail of Sherlock Holmes' world. From the first novel A Study in Scarlet, through to the masterpiece that is The Hound of the Baskervilles and the detective's last story, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Sherlock Holmes Book explores every facet of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most memorable creation. Discover how Holmes reaches his conclusions through deductive reasoning, plus in-depth biographies of key characters, from Holmes and Watson themselves to Inspector Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, and the detective's arch-enemy Professor Moriarty. Whether you're a fan of the books, movies or TV shows, The Sherlock Holmes Book offers all you want to know about the world-famous sleuth and his stories. Features Summary Chronicles every case of the world's greatest detective and his assistant Dr Watson. This book explores every facet of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most memorable creation... Author Dk (Author), David Stuart Davies (Editor-in-chief), Barry Forshaw (Editor-in-chief) Publisher DK Pub Release date 20150923 Pages 352 ISBN 0-241-20591-3 ISBN 13 978-0-241-20591-4