{"product_id":"draft-13","title":"Sherlock Holmes: A Biography of the World's First Consulting Detective","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherlock Holmes: A Biography of the World's First Consulting Detective, William S. Baring-Gould — 1st Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 284.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The book remains securely bound in the publisher's original blue cloth, which is vibrant with sharp corners, tidy spine ends, and unoxidised silver spine lettering. The text block edges exhibit moderate, age-appropriate foxing and some light top-edge tanning, yet the internal pages are clean, bright, and completely free from previous ownership inscriptions or egregious blemishes. It is housed in its original, unclipped dust jacket, which shows minor rubbing to the extremities, light surface wear to the panels, and slight nicks at the corners, but stands as a highly presentable and structurally sound example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is the true United Kingdom first edition. The volume is notably well-illustrated for a biographical work of its era, containing nine portraits, a striking facsimile of the Baskerville document, and twenty-one further illustrations scattered throughout the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eWhile the American first edition, published the same year under a slightly varied title, survives in substantial numbers, this UK printing is considerably more elusive, particularly when retaining a well-preserved, unclipped dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eRegarded as a cornerstone of Sherlockian scholarship, William S. Baring-Gould’s inventive biography treats Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary creation not as a mere character of fiction, but as a genuine historical figure. Drawing upon exhaustive research, canonical clues, and brilliant deductive reasoning, Baring-Gould reconstructs the life of the world's first consulting detective from his early years and university days to his storied residence at 221B Baker Street and his eventual retirement in Sussex. An essential and immensely entertaining volume for both devoted Baker Street Irregulars and casual admirers of the great detective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55784088502611,"sku":"6850","price":33.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261102_114943.jpg?v=1794145351","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/draft-13","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}