Thursday, January 23, 2025

Jan 2025 a few books

At the BSI weekend last week I picked up some great books - some old and some new. I tried to exercise restraint, but here are two that I thought were quite interesting. I wanted to share two I'm pleased by, along with an extra book I picked up just before the weekend. 

The first is this copy of James Montgomery's Christmas Annual, titled 'A Study in Pictures'. This was published in 1954, and later re-published by Magico Magazine. This copy caught my attention as it is signed by James Montgomery. I have one other 



Next is a nice copy of 'The Ragged Shaw - The Master Sleuth Quizbook'. This is a collection of John Bennet Shaw's quizzes that he created over the years for use at courses and other activities. The copy I found was signed to renowned Sherlockian art collector Jerry Margolin, twice! The first was from JBS stating 'Jerry - a baffling book from a nutty Sherlockian', and the introduction by Ely Lickow (1924-2007) is also signed : '1/7/88 To Jerry Margolin (fellow enthusiast) hope you find the ragged Shaw smooth as fine wine. Canonical cheers,'. It's nice to have a signed copy.


Finally, here is a nice little dust jacket.

 

This American edition of 'His Law Bow' was published by Sun Dial Press (Garden City, New York) in 1937. The press also released an edition of The Return of Sherlock Holmes, as part of a series titled 'Hampton Court Edition'. The 

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