Title
A Study in Scarlet
Coverage
Chicago
Publisher
Donohue, Henneberry & Co.
Date
Feb. 21, 1896
Subject
Corporate promotional edition
Description
This book is both a Sherlock Holmes novel and a 198-page advertisement for a Chicago clothier, the Chicago Cloak Co., which commissioned a set of books twice a year, apparently to keep in touch with customers. It features full-page ads for the Chicago Cloak Co. on the inside front and inside back covers, and a message from the company to its customers on the back cover. Most striking of all, the text on every page is bordered by advertising copy.
Source
The Modern Authors’ Library, No. 16
Format
In original pictorial wrappers