Rare Sherlock Holmes first edition from Oxfam shop sells for thousands

Rare Sherlock Holmes first edition from Oxfam shop sells for thousands

The novel, titled ‘The Sign of Four’, is the second book in Doyle’s best-selling series

First-edition novel from Sherlock Holmes series sells for more than £10,000

The novel, titled The Sign Of Four, is the second book in Doyle’s best-selling series. A first-edition novel from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s best-selling Sherlock Holmes detective series has sold for more than £10,000. Titled The Sign Of Four, the novel is the second instalment in Sir Arthur’s globally successful series which follows the adventures of the eccentric fictional detective. The Scottish-born author first published the sleuth series in …

Case closed! Shrewsbury charity shop detects £11,500 Sherlock Holmes first edition

A rare first edition of The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle has been uncovered at an Oxfam bookshop in Shrewsbury, selling for £11,520 at Bonhams auction house.