John Kendrick Bangs

R. HOLMES & CO. Being the Remarkable Adventures of Raffles Holmes, Esq., Detective and Amateur Cracksman by Birth

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906. Sydney Adamson. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 231p. A small, decorated grey-blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed and spine slightly cockeyed. Former owner's signature on the back of the frontispiece. Plates lightly foxed, but otherwise, text clean and binding quite secure. Item #167556

A scarce collector's item, this work is a collection of short stories intended as sequels to E.W. Hornung's "Raffles" books, which spoofed the Sherlock Holmes character. Illustrated by Sydney Adamson. Measures approx. 6.8" x 4.5"

Price: $175.00