SHERLOCK HOLMES 1891 RARE SIGN OF FOUR 1ST AMERICAN PIRATED EDITION

Description: This is an ORIGINAL SCARCE ISSUE NOT A REPRINT 1891 ONCE A WEEK LIBRARY VOL #1 #16 RARE THE SIGN OF FOUR BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE P F COLLIER FIRST AMERICAN PIRATED EDITION RARE 1891 SIGN OF FOUR SHERLOCK HOLMES PIRATED EDITION [isdntekvideo] RARE SIGN OF FOUR by A CONAN DOYLE 1891 P.F. Collier First American (Pirated) Edition CLICK ON PHOTO TO VIEW VIDEO IT IS THE BEST DESCRIPTION WITH CLOSE UPS OF COMPLETE BOOK The Once a Week Library P.F. Collier, 1891. First American Edition publishers printed wrappers. This issue has marginal chips, pieces missing and tears also some soiling, still a remarkable copy of a rare book. I know of only 3 issues available or with collectors. The video is done with extreme close-ups, please look closely and ask any questions you may have. Dealer stamp is on an inside page. This novel was first issued in Lippincott's Magazine in February, 1890, followed in book form by Spencer, Blackett in London in 1890. The first American edition, a piracy, was issued by Collier on March 15, 1891 as part of a subscription series, a device by which publishers were able to take advantage of cheap Post Office second-class rates. Single copies were available at 25 cents. An authorized American edition was not issued until 1893. We have many other dime novels we have or will be listing if you have any questions just e-mail me through eBay. This is one of many "Beadle's Dime Library, Nick Carter Library, Old/Young Sleuth Library, Frank Reade Library and Weekly, New York Weekly, Captain Zero, Captain Satan, Frank Tousey and Street and Smith Weeklys as well as The Shadow Magazines" of several thousand dime novels we will be placing on EBAY over the next several years. Any questions or special requests please email us. We always try to list any items that are requested as quickly if we can. We also sell for many collectors that have interesting and varied amounts of items, many not seen at auction for years. Ask us if you are looking for that unusual or rare item and we may know where it is being offered. This book is one of a large collection we are placing on our eBay store of rarely available items and books. The book is one of the many rarely seen items that we will be offering over the next few months from a collectors estate sale. Once these are gone how long before you will see them come up again. Once a collector buys them they go right back into a vault somewhere. We always take into consideration a customers history of buying from us when addressing "BEST OFFER" option. We will respond to you within the allotted time but if it has just been listed we will give it the full time period to allow others to make similar offers or purchase. We list many, many items that may be "One of a kind" or simply "One of a kind on the market". These items usually are placed in collections which are not seen again on the market until once again sold by collectors. If you collect, you realize that is a once in a lifetime occurrence for collectors..... BOX # 133

Price: 10500 USD

Location: Lebanon, Maine

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