Sherlock Holmes Manuscript

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Sherlock Holmes Original Manuscript Sold For $423,000 In US

The original handwritten manuscript of Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Hound of Baskervilles' page was sold for $423,000 to a private buyer by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Reportedly, It was in a good condition and measured 20cm x 33cm. Only 37 such pages are left in existence in today's time because most of the pages disintegrated as it was acidic. The page is titled "Chapter XIII, Fixing the Nets".

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 10:12 AM / by Nehal Surana

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