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INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE EDITOR. Extended subtitle: "Further Notices, Minutes and Memoranda of the BSI's Buttons-cum-Commissionaire, together with Irregular Correspondence, Contemporary Newspaper and Magazine Reports, Personal Reminiscences, Original Research, Stories for Which the World Is Finally Prepared, Financial Reports of The BSI, Incorporated, Extracts from the Final Issues of the Original Series Baker Street Journal, Photographs and Other Illustrations, and Running Editorial Commentary." First edition (as stated upon copyright page). [12], 508 pages. Paperback: H 21.5cm x L 13.75cm. Red paper covers; slender white streak to rear cover. Editor's six-line ink inscription "for Ralph Earle . . . Jon Lellenberg . . . 1/26/00" on title page (the inscribee being Ambassador Ralph Earle II). Interior pages are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. Still a fine copy. Laid-in at rear (as part of the publication) are two folding sheets featuring photographs of the January 1949 and January 1950 BSI dinners with keys identifying the attendees. ISBN 096487881X.

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1953 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 40 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Large Octavos, 5 Volumes, 2 Slipcases. Quarter black cloth, illustrated paper with embossed vignette, speckled edges. Both slipcases are sold but with moderate edgewear which becomes heavy at corners. Can provide pictures of those. All five volumes have similar reading and edgewear, with rubbed corners, some split. 3 out of the 5 volumes have most the onion paper still present. Let us know if you need further details or pictures.

Hardcover. Limited Edition #301/1500. Large Octavos, 5 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Good plus condition slipcases. Spines are black with gilt lettering. Slipcases have moderate shelving wear, scuffing, and chipping along extremities. Boards have mild rubbing wear, faint white smudges and flecks along spine, and mild general shelving wear along extremities. Text block edges speckled. CONTENTS: Volume 1, "The Return: The Later Adventures", xxvi, paged 767-1060 - Volume 2, xvi, paged 1063-1222 - Volume 3, xvi, paged 1225-1382 - Volume 4, 220 pages - Volume 5, 296 pages. Shelved in hallway overflow. 1395198. Special Collections.