Title
A Study in Scarlet
Coverage
Philadelphia
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott
Date
1890
Subject
First clothbound US edition
Description
Inscribed by the author, this copy belonged to Adrian H. Goldstone and bears his bookplate on the front free endpaper. Goldstone was an early and dedicated collector of mystery and detective fiction (as well as Steinbeck), and this volume was purchased at the 1981 auction of his collection of more than 3,000 books.