Title
The Sign of the Four and A Study in Scarlet
Coverage
New York
Publisher
Lovell, Coryell & Company
Date
June 1893
Description
The volume with Lovell, Coryell’s East Tenth Street address on the cover is likely the first printing of Number 21 in the Belmore Series. Subsequent yearly moves to Sixteenth Street and Sixth Avenue suggest that the firm was outrunning its landlords, perhaps skipping its rent.
In all three variants, there are two short stories in between The Sign of the Four and A Study in Scarlet: “A Scandal in Bohemia” and “A Case of Identity.” Because these tales were short and lacked copyright protection, they were widely used as filler. The presence of this “bonus material” is not mentioned on the front cover.
Source
The Belmore Series Number 21
Format
In original printed wrappers