Jessie m e saxbe (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Reprint of the 1913 edition, with a new Introduction by Ely M. Liebow. 92pp, bound in red cloth, binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Fine As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. Reprint. Originally published 1913. With a new introduction by Ely M. Liebow.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. A very scarce, full-morocco biography of Joseph Bell, the inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes, as written by a close friend. Very scarce. In the publisher's original red full-morocco binding. Illustrated with eleven monochrome plates, including the frontispiece. Collated, complete. Undated. A 1970s reprint of the original 1913 edition, as stated in the introduction. The fascinating biography and "appreciation" of Joseph Bell, a Scottish surgeon and educator, best remembered as the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Written by Jessie Saxby, a prolific Scottish writer and folklorist, who knew Bell personally and first published this work two years following his death. Featuring a new introductionby Ely Liebow, known as a scholar of Sherlock Holmes. In the publisher's original red full-morocco binding. Externally, pristine condition with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Blind stamp "Libary of John C. Sherwood" to the title page. Very bright and clean throughout. Fine. Horsburgh; Moffat (illustrator). book. …