Title
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Coverage
London
Publisher
George Newnes
Date
October 14, 1892
Subject
First edition, inscribed
Description
Conan Doyle dated his inscription eight days before the book’s publication date. My presumption, shared by others, is that this was an author’s copy, given to Conan Doyle before sale of the book began. The Adventures is Conan Doyle’s first collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories. The twelve in this volume were originally published in the Strand between 1891 and 1892.