The Return of Sherlock Holmes

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Title

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Coverage

New York:

Publisher

A. Wessels Company

Date

1907

Subject

Fifth US edition in wrapper

Description

McClure sold the cheap-edition rights in 1907 to A. Wessels Company, which issued an edition in boards, published with McClure’s leftover sheets, as well as 15,000 copies in wrappers. Wessels was soon sold to Grosset & Dunlap, and the remaining sheets were reissued several times with the original Wessels title page.