For my 40th birthday I decided to treat myself to something nice. I tracked down a copy of the 1893 first-ever publication of the concluding tale of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of The Final Problem in which the great detective meets his untimely demise.
The Strand magazine serials were published in clothbound hardcover editions biannually, and The Final Problem first appeared with four other Holmes adventures in Vol VI July-to-December 1893.
I had a copy flown in from Northumberland in North East England for my library. This lavishly illustrated first edition includes Sidney Paget’s famous image titled, “The Death of Sherlock Holmes” depicting Holmes and Professor Moriarty’s final battle over Reichenbach Falls.
A treasure for my collection.
