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First edition. The fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel. 8vo., original red cloth lettered in gilt on spine and upper board. Just a little darkening to spine, some foxing to prelims and first 15 or so pages, neat ink names, otherwise a very good copy, the cloth bright and fresh.

The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Arthur Conan Doyle. It recounts the detective's investigation into a murder at Birlstone Manor. The story is divided into two parts; the first details Holmes' investigation, while the second provides the background to the events leading up to the murder.