Title
A Study in Scarlet
Coverage
London
Publisher
Ward, Lock & Co.
Date
1888
Subject
First UK book edition, first state
Description
Produced from the same plates used for Beeton’s Christmas Annual, the first book edition was illustrated with six drawings by the author’s father, Charles Altamont Doyle (1832–1893). The first state is distinguished by the word “younger” in the preface, while the word appears as “youuger” in the second state.
Format
This copy has been rebound in crimson leather.