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Published by James A. Rock & Company, Bloomington, Indiana, 1978
ISBN 10: 091873603XISBN 13: 9780918736031
Seller: David H. Gerber Books (gerberbooks), Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. B&w illustrations (illustrator). First Edition thus. [93]pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by James A. Rock & Company, Bloomington IN, 1978
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Paul M. McCall (illustrator). First Edition. [nice clean copy, no discernible wear, would be Fine but for the previous owner's initials and date & place of purchase written in ink along the edge of the inside back cover; the book is encased in a (removable) plastic protective cover]. Trade PB (B&W drawings, facsimiles) An examination of the Great Detective's drug use, which is alluded to numerous times throughout the original Conan Doyle stories. Includes "a reiteration of the chronology of [Holmes's] professional life as related the drug" (with indications of which stories contain drug-related references), plus a bibliography of books on cocaine and a listing of "the principal contributions to the literature of Sherlock Holmes and cocaine.".
Published by James A. Rock & Co, Bloomington: IN, 1978
ISBN 10: 091873603XISBN 13: 9780918736031
Seller: MURDER BY THE BOOK, Warwick, RI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. McCall, Paul M. (illustrator). 1st Prtg. 1st prtg. A near fine copy with the lightest touches of soiling to white covers. Illustrated by Paul M. McCall with Sidney Paget's original representations of Sherlock Holmes and other turn-of-the-century illustrations. Study of the use of cocaine in the Holmes stories as well as of late 19th-century attitudes to the drug. Trade Paperback.
Published by James A. Rock & Company, Bloomington, IN, 1978
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. 8vo. 91 pp. Illustrated by Paul M. McCall. Hardcover binding in unclipped dustwapper, very good condition. (91264).
Published by James A. Rock, Bloomington, 1978
ISBN 10: 0918736021ISBN 13: 9780918736024
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: N-Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Paul M. McCall, Sidney Paget (illustrator). 1st Edition. A square solid tight clean carefully read copy. This copy has some light soil to the boards, light reading wear. The plain paper jacket has some light rubbing wear, some edgewear. This being #35 of some unknown number of books of this limited release. This copy has a faint musty order. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by (Bloomington, Indiana): James A. Rock & Company, Publishers,, 1978
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition, first printing: Hardbound issue. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Thin octavo. 91 pages. Illustrated by Paul M. McCall with Sidney Paget's original representations of Sherlock Holmes and other turn-of-the-century illustrations. A detailed study of the use of cocaine in Arthur Conan Doyle's immortal Detective stories. It provides an insight into the attitudes prevalent in the late nineteenth century toward the use of and addiction to cocaine.
Published by James A. Rock & Company, (Bloomington, Indiana), 1978
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. Fine. Inscribed by Jack Tracy to Helen Heinrich, a well-known Sherlock Holmes collector and historian. Also, Signed by Paul M. McCall, the illustrator.