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3rd and 1st illustrated edition. With forty illustrations by Geo Hutchinson. Original red and beige cloth boards with wear, darkened spine and chipping. Top edge gilt. The contents are clean throughout and frontis tissue guard intact. Weak hinge. 224 pp with publishers advertisements at rear.

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his popular character Sherlock Holmes. It is the first work of fiction to feature Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become one of the most famous detective duos in literature. The novel was first published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 and marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes.