{"product_id":"the-final-sherlock-holmes-novel","title":"The Final Sherlock Holmes Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst Edition, New York, 1914\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first book edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel, published in New York in 1914, preceding the London edition of 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN (1859–1930).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Valley of Fear.\u003c\/em\u003e New York: George H. Doran Company, 1914. First edition. Original publisher’s cloth lettered in gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Valley of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel. The story begins with a cipher and a warning of imminent danger, followed by the apparent murder of John Douglas at the moated Birlstone Manor. Holmes soon detects behind the crime the influence of his great adversary, Professor Moriarty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe novel’s second half moves to the Pennsylvania coalfields and the violent world of a secret society infiltrated by a Pinkerton detective, drawing upon the history of the Molly Maguires. The two narratives gradually converge, giving \u003cem\u003eThe Valley of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e a structure unlike any of the other Holmes novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also represents one of Conan Doyle’s most substantial treatments of Professor Moriarty. Although Moriarty remains largely outside the immediate action, his criminal organization surrounds the story and ultimately determines its conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published serially in the \u003cem\u003eStrand Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e beginning in 1914, \u003cem\u003eThe Valley of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e appeared in book form first in the United States. George H. Doran issued the present New York edition in 1914; the British edition, published by Smith, Elder \u0026amp; Co., followed in 1915.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal publisher’s cloth with minor wear and scuffing. A very good copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOFFERED SEPARATELY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/doyles-memories-and-adventures-the-story-behind-sherlock-holmes\"\u003eConan Doyle’s \u003cem\u003eMemories and Adventures\u003c\/em\u003e, first American edition, Boston, 1924\u003c\/a\u003e — his autobiography, containing his own account of Dr Joseph Bell and the origins of Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47293093773500,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/1285\/3436\/files\/1290792.jpg?v=1787098054","url":"https:\/\/atelierzweig.com\/products\/the-final-sherlock-holmes-novel","provider":"Atelier Zweig Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}