DOYLE, A. CONAN. MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES. Illustrations by Sidney Paget and W. H. Hyde. 8vo, original decorated pale blue cloth, spine

ends worn, minor browning to spine; hinges starting. New York: Harper, 1894 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE; with running heads reading, "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and containing the story "The Card-Board Box." This story was removed from all later issues and the first issue was withdrawn from general circulation after Doyle discovered its presence. De Waal 597.