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Most attractive crown 8vo. Hardback. Bound in modern full morocco. Frontispiece with tissue-guard. 224pps. + (24)pps. adverts. T.e.gilt. A Very clean example. With original front cover and spine bound in at end. Later black endpapers. Now Scarce very early edition of this the First Sherlock Holmes full length adventure. (Green & Gibson A1c.).

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.