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Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the backstrip. All Edges Marbled. Marbled Endpapers. Quarter-Leather with Leather Corner Tips and Marbled Paper Panels.Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities, with three corner tips starting to rub through to the underlying board; the lower portion of the front hinge is just starting to split, but doesn't appear to endanger the integrity of the hinge; mild rubbing overall and a small area of scuffing to the lower mid-front panel; the very slightest spine lean; a former owner has placed a quite attractive bookplate overanother previous bookplate at the front pastedown endpaper. The binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or any other markings in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.5 x 5 x 0.9 inches). 224 pages. Illustrated with Forty black & white illustrations by George Hutchinson. Gilt titles and designs at the backstrip. Bound in brown leather with five raised bands on the backstrip. All Edges Marbled. Marbled Endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 17.7 ounces. Third Edition (1891); Second Printing, with Illustrations (1892). Quarter-Leather with Leather Corner Tips and Marbled Paper Panels. This may be a privately produced leather binding, as we have a matching volume of "A Study in Scarlet", published by Ward, Lock, and Bowden and Co.

The Sign of Four, also called The Sign of the Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In this story, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate a complex case involving treasure, murder, and a secret pact among four convicts. The novel is notable for introducing the character of Mary Morstan, Dr. Watson's future wife.