The next elegant edition in the Knickerbocker Classic series is The
Complete Sherlock Holmes comprised of 4 full-length novels and 56 short
stories featuring the world's most famous pipe-smoking detective. Written
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle between the years 1867 and 1927, the legendary
Sherlock Holmes employed his mastery of deductive reasoning and expert
sleuthing to solve an arraying of complex and harrowing cases. From his
home – 221B Baker Street in London - the legendary Sherlock Holmes
(accompanied by his loyal companion and chronicler, Dr. Watson) baffled
policemen and became famous worldwide for his remarkable observations and
even more eccentric habits. For Sherlock Holmes fans worldwide, this
stunning gift edition has a full cloth binding, foil blocking on the spine,
ribbon marker, and is packaged neatly in an elegant slipcase. Featuring a
foreword from renowned Holmes scholar, Daniel Stashower, (author of A
Teller of Tales: The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes in
America), The Complete Sherlock Holmes contains every known Sherlock Holmes
tale ever written. From Holmes' first appearance in “A Study in Scarlet”
(1887) and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901-1902), through the
collection of stories in the The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, this deluxe
edition boasts the entire Holmes catalogue.