Rare, 1894 Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, Early A.L. Burt, Sherlock Holmes

Description

A. Conan Doyle – A Study in Scarlet

Published by A. L. Burt, New York, ca. 1894

(Manhattan Library Series, No. 33)

Early American edition of the first Sherlock Holmes novel

Book Details:

• Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

• Title: A Study in Scarlet

• Publisher: A. L. Burt, New York

• Series: Manhattan Library Series, No. 33

• Date: ca. 1894 – based on publisher’s 66 Reade Street address and bibliographic listings

• Pages: 177 + 15 pp. publisher advertisements

• Binding: Dark green cloth hardcover

• Dimensions: 18 × 12 cm

• Condition: Good vintage condition, with expected age wear; please see photos for full details.

About This Edition:

This is a very rare early American edition of A Study in Scarlet, published by A. L. Burt in the Manhattan Library Series (No. 33).
While undated, bibliographic evidence and the publisher’s address confirm a publication period around 1894. This printing predates most 20th-century reissues and stands among the earliest obtainable American editions of Conan Doyle’s landmark detective novel.

About the Publisher:

Founded in 1883, A. L. Burt Company specialized in affordable yet attractively bound editions of popular authors. Although issued as “low-cost” reprints, their 19th-century Sherlock Holmes volumes are now highly prized for their scarcity and historical proximity to the original first editions.

About the Author:

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

• A Study in Scarlet* (first published in 1887) introduced Holmes and Dr. Watson, launching one of the most enduring partnerships in literary history.
  Doyle’s four Holmes novels and fifty-six short stories shaped the foundations of modern detective fiction.

Collectability:

This A. L. Burt Manhattan Library printing represents an important early American issue of A Study in Scarlet.
Its 19th-century provenance, original green cloth binding, and position within the publisher’s classic series make it a highly desirable piece for collectors of Sherlock Holmes, Victorian literature, and early detective fiction.

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VERY SCARCE – an excellent opportunity to own an early American edition of the book that began the Sherlock Holmes legend.