Mystery Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear 1915 1st UK VG Colonial edition

First UK edition, first printing with 1915 on title page. Colonial edition with "This Edition is intended for circulation only in India and British Colonies" on copyright page. Publisher: London G. Bell & Sons, Ltd, 1915 Octavio 5.25" x 8" [viii] 1-306 [viii Ads] [xviii Ads dated April 1915] [iv Blank]. Original red cloth with title & box border blind stamped to front cover. Gilt lettering to spine. Bottom page edge is untrimmed. No dust jacket.

Book Condition: Very Good Spine ends are very lightly bumped. faded and bumped. Binding is tight. Text has occasional foxing.

When Sherlock Holmes receives an encrypted message from an informer that something bad will soon happen, no one can know that a murder has already been committed. A Mr. Douglas of Birlstone Manor has been found shot dead, but the odd thing is that his wife and best friend seem unphased by it.