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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four, second edition, 1892; and a first edition of The Valley
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four, second edition, 1892; and a first edition of The Valley
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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four, ink ownership inscription to head of title, browning to endpapers, second edition, original pictorial cloth, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped, 1892; The Valley of Fear, frontispiece by Frank Wells, spotting light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine faded, light rubbing to extremities, small splash marks to covers, [Green & Gibson A39a], 1915, first editions, very good copies, 8vo (2)***
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Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Sign of Four, second edition, 1892; and a first edition of The Valley

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