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WELLER, PHILIP: : THE HOUND of the BASKERVILLES: HUNTING THE DARTMOOR LEGEND.

UK.TIVERTON,DEVON.HALSGROVE PUBLISHING,MEDIA AND DISTRIBUTION in association WITH DEVON BOOKS,2001.

ISBN 1855227908.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[2001 celebrates the centenary of the appearance of the first episodes of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' in The STRAND Magazine between August,1901 and April,1902.] Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with b/w lettering,white letters to black spine/backstrip,rear panel with scenic modern colour photograph (Fox Tor Mires) and colour vignette of hound beneath the photograph.Negligible shelf- wear with minimal creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Minimal,small and light superficial indents - less than a handful and without penetration or affecting the boards beneath.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without toning and without blemish - no foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine /backstrip and immaculate illustrated early Victorian pictorial b/w map+key of moor's location with b/w typically romanticised Victorian drawings of Devon archaeological sites thereon,to both front +rear vertical fore-edges of the pastedowns of both boards.UK,Qrto HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,3-243pp [paginated] includes a general introduction,an overall View,origins nd Developments,Historical Sources,Literary Sources,Legendary Sources,Real Houndian Locations,Invented Houndian Locations,The Authorship Controversy,The Hound on Screen,The Houndian Phenomenon,Conclusion,the story using the text as published in the monthly episodes in The Strand Magazine, annotations by Philip Weller,Sidney Paget's b/w illustrations,a select bibliography.Alongside the original text the author provides a fascinating account of the background to the writing,with extensive notes and annotations,a mixture of b/w+ colour contemporary and rare historical photographs and illustrations. Contemporary colour photographs by Bryan Harper,and the Victorian b/w photographs by Dartmoor photographer Robert Burnard. Foreword by Edward Hardwicke,who played Watson to Jeremy Brett's Holmes in the Granada TV Sherlock Holmes series. Few other works of fiction have created so much interest and fomented so much controversy.What is not generally known is that the story is based on the actual landscapes,locations and folk tales gathered by Arthur Conan Doyle on a visit to Dartmoor over a century ago.Now for the first time the full story is told.Here the reader is taken on a fascinating journey across the wilds of Dartmoor to discover the real places that fuelled the author's imagination.Here is revealed the hidden path which leads to the final solution of Sherlock Holmes's most famous mystery. Philip Weller is the Chairman of The Baskerville Hounds,one of the world's leading Sherlock Holmes societies,and he has been elected as an Honorary Member of scores of the other Holmesian societies around the world where he has lectured and for which he has written hundreds of articles.he has spent much of his life exploring the archaeology,history, literature and locations of Dartmoor,and has researched the background of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles for some fifteen years,visiting all of the locations which may have some connection with the Baskerville story,both on Dartmoor and in other parts of Britain. Please contact seller,because of the heaver weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. Available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/ rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

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