Sign of the Four

Sign of the Four

Philadelphia

John Wanamaker

undated

The title stamped on the spine and front cover of this book is Sign of the Four, while the title page reads The Sign of the Four. While it is undated, the owner (helpfully) wrote “10/8 1899” on the front free endpaper. Dated gift inscriptions or ownership signatures are frequently the best (or only) way to date piracies, even if not definitive. The volume also contains “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and the story title is, unusually, printed on the title page.

Ownership signature dated 10/8 1899