Title
A Study in Scarlet
Coverage
London
Publisher
Ward, Lock, & Bowden & Co
Date
1891
Subject
Second UK book edition, fifth impression
Description
This volume boasts a striking pen-and-ink sketch of Sherlock Holmes by George Wylie Hutchinson. This state also presents an essay titled “Mr. Sherlock Holmes” by Dr. Joseph Bell, one of Conan Doyle’s medical professors, who inspired many traits of Sherlock Holmes. It was originally published in The Bookman as “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” and was retitled by Ward, Lock.