A Study in Scarlet Conan Doyle HC w/ Dust Jacket Ward Lock

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This is one of those editions that lives or dies by the jacket—and this one survives. Ward Lock reprints of Doyle show up regularly, but far fewer retain their original illustrated dust jackets, especially in presentable shape. The bold red field, pipe-smoking Holmes, and mid-century design give this copy a real shelf presence that plain cloth copies just don’t have.

While not an early printing, A Study in Scarlet remains the foundation text—the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. For collectors, these later editions offer an accessible way into the canon, and copies with jackets bridge that gap between reading copy and display piece. The 1964 inscription quietly anchors it in the period, likely close to when this edition was still circulating.

A solid, display-worthy Holmes edition with the jacket doing exactly what you want it to do—catch the eye and hold it.