Title
Sign of the Four
Coverage
Philadelphia
Publisher
John Wanamaker
Date
undated
Description
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.
Format
Ownership signature dated 10/8 1899