Episode 292: This Work of Storytelling

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“we have our story-teller here” [SIGN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1Y8cFPLVzIG1vDHKjeZGNIxD44xKQuvOY38B7UoJLPru79XeSHteSsHB_1t8z_GRDv9r-fRy7cmsrU44sLr8FfThUoQMe19o1KoBTzLfBvGCciuDR2YQtg2PIA9RI3O7Ev_bTKke1qux68zVcZ3xxBNDHry5RSigsBONIhYTkjhdtApVpHy2bxwod7cC/s1427/ihearofsherlock292-wide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1427" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1Y8cFPLVzIG1vDHKjeZGNIxD44xKQuvOY38B7UoJLPru79XeSHteSsHB_1t8z_GRDv9r-fRy7cmsrU44sLr8FfThUoQMe19o1KoBTzLfBvGCciuDR2YQtg2PIA9RI3O7Ev_bTKke1qux68zVcZ3xxBNDHry5RSigsBONIhYTkjhdtApVpHy2bxwod7cC/w640-h398/ihearofsherlock292-wide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div><p>Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating items from his extensive collection.</p><p>In this episode, we had a chance to talk with Glen about <i>This Work of Storytelling: Arthur Conan Doyle's speech to the Authors' Club, London, June 29, 1896</i>, published by Wessex Press. The book consists of a facsimile manuscript of the speech, together with other letters and documents, essays, and commentary from a variety of Sherlockians.</p><p>Along the way, a mystery is solved and we have the added pleasure of the writing of Cathy Miranker, Glen's wife and co-conspirator in this and the traveling exhibition of 221 objects from his collection.</p><p>Also, we have Sherlockian news, Madeline Quinones' segment "A Chance of Listening," and another <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz. The winner, chosen at random from all correct answers, will receive a piece of Sherlockiana from our vaults, Send your answer to comment @ ihearofsherlock .com by August 14, 2024 at 11:59 a.m. EDT. 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Let's chat!<br /><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><h2><b>Notes</b></h2><div>5:30 News</div><div>11:25 Glen Miranker</div><div>49:36 Commentary</div><div>51:39 A Chance of Listening</div><div>54:09 Canonical Couplet</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul></ul></div><h2><b>Links</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i><a href="https://wessexpress.com/html/Miranker2.html" target="_blank">This Work of Storytelling: Arthur Conan Doyle's speech to the Authors' Club, London, June 29, 1896</a></i> (Wessex Press)</li><li>Previous episodes with Glen:</li><ul><li><a href="http://ihose.co/ihose79">Episode 79: Collectors' Corner - Glen Miranker</a></li><li><a href="http://ihose.co/ihose133">Episode 133: The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Dan Posnansky</a></li><li><a href="http://ihose.co/ihose162">Episode 162: Deadly Harpoon</a></li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose175">Episode 175: Building an Archive</a></li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihose227">Episode 227: Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects</a></li></ul><li>News stories:</li><ul><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-announces-lucy-worsleys-holmes-vs-doyle/" target="_blank">Lucy Worsley's <i>Holmes vs. Doyle</i> coming to PBS in December</a> (PBS)</li><li><a href="https://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/rediscovered-the-lost-audio-of-sherlock-holmes/" target="_blank">Rediscovered: The Lost Audio of Sherlock Holmes </a>(Sherlock Holmes Society of London)</li><li><a href="https://www.iheartbookstores.com/" target="_blank">Interactive bookstores map</a> (iHeartBookstores)</li></ul><li>Podcast featured in "A Chance of Listening": <i><a href=" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baker-street-the-elementary-and-sherlock-podcast/id791727149" target="_blank">The Baker Street Podcast</a></i></li><li><a href="https://ihose.co/ihoseshows" target="_blank">The IHOSE Archives</a></li><li><a href="https://forms.gle/gqsyFC2R9Z8VcvGK9" target="_blank">Help organize our archives</a> (Google Form)</li><li>Find all of our relevant links and social accounts at <a href="http://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock">linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock</a>.</li></ul><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="align-items: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column;"><a href="https://goodpods.com/leaderboard/top-100-shows-by-category/fiction/mystery?indie=false&period=month#37883168" target="_blank"><img alt="goodpods top 100 mystery podcasts" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/leaderboard_badges/fiction_mystery_top50_month.png" style="height: 77px; width: 250px;" /></a><a href="https://goodpods.com/leaderboard/top-100-shows-by-category/fiction/mystery" style="color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 4px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodpods Top 100 Mystery Podcasts</a><a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/i-hear-of-sherlock-everywhere-201854" style="color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; margin-top: 4px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Listen now to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast</a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>And would you consider leaving us a rating and review? 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Episode 292: This Work of Storytelling

“we have our story-teller here” [SIGN]  Glen Miranker is always good for a story. And more times than not, his stories involve fascinating i...

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Episode 232: A Curious Collector of Baker Street

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a connoisseur and collector” [ILLU] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSp3x4zeIeVDTUcAHQguQN2g84YogrnP68ntvuiuoUew9cL5o-wOep6pVGvWNGuY-jfTJLuCwy5cF48U85Iu4tMN8fJEFINfjNsnFxfas_wF8jP2OJL8sRxDl2ccICBNMNe-YwSxZDZ2g9kywLDmDPg13ntI2RfCAe0m9px8vstiDinBJJ-dy4FBrgrw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSp3x4zeIeVDTUcAHQguQN2g84YogrnP68ntvuiuoUew9cL5o-wOep6pVGvWNGuY-jfTJLuCwy5cF48U85Iu4tMN8fJEFINfjNsnFxfas_wF8jP2OJL8sRxDl2ccICBNMNe-YwSxZDZ2g9kywLDmDPg13ntI2RfCAe0m9px8vstiDinBJJ-dy4FBrgrw=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>Chuck Kovacic is an artist of many dimensions. His paintings are but one of these dimensions — universally visible to those who can see his work in art galleries, or places like McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City.</p><p>But Chuck's flair for Sherlockian scholarship and collecting has taken him in a rare direction: he has a recreation of Sherlock Holmes's 221B Baker Street sitting room built in his house in California. And it contains more than reproductions or Canonical items; Chuck has taken his level of collecting to a far deeper and studious level.</p><p>Tune in as he shares his "collection mania in its most acute form" [ILLU] with us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje_uz58gs8d9sAZvEuh0DIhDt750K2GHMGtx5umKwXf00k3YartH6SF9J3RapwjAbom73v78ttwXWaYTKXlhOIpEPE0sZPw6M17CeJgve3q3mPLrchkAbWVg9IFjia7yUu7I3g_q5t0hf_5FomedgQRDAdSWINeqrl08lfAPOK6YAdUdYkfpmBImrH8Q=s1801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1801" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje_uz58gs8d9sAZvEuh0DIhDt750K2GHMGtx5umKwXf00k3YartH6SF9J3RapwjAbom73v78ttwXWaYTKXlhOIpEPE0sZPw6M17CeJgve3q3mPLrchkAbWVg9IFjia7yUu7I3g_q5t0hf_5FomedgQRDAdSWINeqrl08lfAPOK6YAdUdYkfpmBImrH8Q=w640-h452" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>We're pleased to announce the return of the <b>Canonical Couplet</b>! We'll be accepting responses through January 29, 2022 at 11:59 a.m. EST. The winner will receive an item from the IHOSE vaults.</p><p><b>NOTE</b>: we have bonus content for our Patreon supporters: an outtake clip and more of Chuck's Sherlockian artwork, including his portrait of Christopher Morley. You can access it <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/61186002/" target="_blank">on Patreon</a>.</p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Please do consider becoming a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>. 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Episode 232: A Curious Collector of Baker Street

“a connoisseur and collector” [ILLU]  Chuck Kovacic is an artist of many dimensions. His paintings are but one of these dimensions — univers...

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Episode 226: Sherlockian Collecting

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a small but select library” [GLOR] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbl2BMOnYM9Wu_TNezdssSIIfrOEIcAKoTeu4ryWGKhAtGveNc4eHZupvBNYK96XuXJwyudFms3Jx9oNhbNvcyTOi4UqCLndegxkFKoBdZ-8ig37k8w7I5DnOflhJpjasONTRZiI8FqFqc_-a30V688jVnwkAXNJHPjE7weJ3YFkdjkhRNEVIql84PQ/s1203/ihearofsherlock226%20header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1203" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbl2BMOnYM9Wu_TNezdssSIIfrOEIcAKoTeu4ryWGKhAtGveNc4eHZupvBNYK96XuXJwyudFms3Jx9oNhbNvcyTOi4UqCLndegxkFKoBdZ-8ig37k8w7I5DnOflhJpjasONTRZiI8FqFqc_-a30V688jVnwkAXNJHPjE7weJ3YFkdjkhRNEVIql84PQ/w640-h446/ihearofsherlock226%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>After covering the Shaw 100 in a previous episode and wondering what the future of Sherlockian libraries and collections might look like, we could think of no better guest to interview than Rebecca Romney, BSI ("That Gap on the Second Shelf").</p><p>You may remember her from a previous appearance (on Episode 101) or from her frequent drop-ins on <i>Pawn Stars</i>, or more recently in the documentary <i>The Booksellers</i>. We know her as a Sherlockian, co-author of <i>Printer's Error</i>, co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, and co-founder of Type Punch Matrix. And yes, even as a collector herself.</p><p>Our conversation with Rebecca was wide-ranging, during which she gave her prediction about future definitive lists of collectibles, defined who collectors are and how young people can begin their collecting journey, and astutely observed that a collection is "an autobiography in the form of a treasure hunt."</p><p>And of course, we have another <b>Canonical Couplet</b> to challenge your acuity. If you are chosen as a winner, you'll get a collectible or two from the IHOSE vaults. 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Episode 226: Sherlockian Collecting

“a small but select library” [GLOR]  After covering the Shaw 100 in a previous episode and wondering what the future of Sherlockian librarie...

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by Scott Monty

Episode 208: Collectors' Corner - Charles Prepolec

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">"You are a collector, this set has come your way" [ILLU]</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOz63jKYdHqbtMGgLP0ZcgJ2ZtH92aI1h4cDX8E6-lruhGHt1prugJsLoz1GmCpyGb0WM4ccm0Ri0u7_hmddHXvx6Lzu6XcebFUGGwbfwRVkDpFRzYPoEuA4YyjEyAL7vZWGVG0ZysqMi/s1901/7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1901" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOz63jKYdHqbtMGgLP0ZcgJ2ZtH92aI1h4cDX8E6-lruhGHt1prugJsLoz1GmCpyGb0WM4ccm0Ri0u7_hmddHXvx6Lzu6XcebFUGGwbfwRVkDpFRzYPoEuA4YyjEyAL7vZWGVG0ZysqMi/w640-h298/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In our previous episode, we talked about some of the items in our collection, so we thought this time, we'd give you a glimpse into the collection of another Sherlockian as we launch Season 15 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.</p><p>Charles Prepolec, BSI ("The Man with the Twisted Lip") is a Sherlockian whose collecting bug has run the gamut before settling on the <i>Strand Magazine</i>. In particular, bound volumes.</p><p>He takes us on his collecting journey, from comic books to pastiches, Doc Savage to Dan & David Day, and original appearances to entertainment. We learn what motivated him to focus on the <i>Strand</i> and where his collecting bug will take him next. </p><p>Our new tiers are up on Patreon, including access to our exclusive community for supporters. Be sure to check that out - including exclusive photos from Charles' collection.</p><p>The <b>Canonical Couplet</b> quiz is back, plus a new direction for the year. Answers for this episode are due by 11:59 pm EST on January 28. Our winner will receive a copy of the DVD of the documentary <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3ihryyF" target="_blank">The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes</a></i>.</p><p>Information on sponsors, links, and notes available below.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-patreon-widget-type="become-patron-button" href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=2318606">Become a Patron!</a></div><script async="" src="https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js"></script><p></p><div><div><div style="margin: 0px;">Please do consider becoming a <a href="https://ihose.co/ihosepatron" target="_blank">Patron of the Arts</a>. We have a new structure for 2021, with support on a monthly (rather than per-episode) basis, and a community just for our supporters! 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It would help other Sherlockians to find us.</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Your thoughts on the show? Leave a comment below, send us an email (comment AT ihearofsherlock DOT com), call us at (774) 221-READ (7323).</div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><h3><br />Transcript</h3><div style="margin: 0px;">We are so grateful for your support! We recently <a href="http://patreon.com/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank">crossed the threshold on Patreon</a> and have enough support for transcripts. </div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><p style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"> <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/530176195/Transcript-I-Hear-of-Sherlock-Everywhere-Episode-208-The-Collector-s-Corner-Charles-Prepolec#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="View Transcript - I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 208: The Collector's Corner - Charles Prepolec on Scribd">Transcript - I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 208: The Collector's Corner - Charles Prepolec</a> </p><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.7729220222793488" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_22861" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/530176195/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-ELN8CwAk0f6TBqcwmBVt" title="Transcript - I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 208: The Collector's Corner - Charles Prepolec" width="100%"></iframe></div><div style="margin: 0px;">--</div></div></div>

Episode 208: Collectors' Corner - Charles Prepolec

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Episode 207: A Sherlockian Show and Tell

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">"Maybe you collect yourself, sir" [EMPT]</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJysIaAoe2LH8bzCC-BJLB6Kdba0of9ZIVYWIf90R4P-gHuEd1Nn_NN3G2WK4AkqJKCrG2xsxcwax7LwFjpsrMonwdWDLqXSNlshADW0fYpN4qNUw8I2mg8EwVxCWY5LjW0n0Gi_I0m5ZI/s1226/ihose207+header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1226" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJysIaAoe2LH8bzCC-BJLB6Kdba0of9ZIVYWIf90R4P-gHuEd1Nn_NN3G2WK4AkqJKCrG2xsxcwax7LwFjpsrMonwdWDLqXSNlshADW0fYpN4qNUw8I2mg8EwVxCWY5LjW0n0Gi_I0m5ZI/w640-h360/ihose207+header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>It's the end of 2020, and we thought it would be fun to interview each other about some of the favorite items in our collection. Even better: we thought we'd do it on live video.</p><p>In addition to pulling out some items that may make your raise your eyebrows (either at the value of the items or our mental state upon purchasing them), we talked about the nature of collecting, the intrinsic value and feeling that some items bring, and gave a few tips on what collectors might think about.</p><p>But mostly, we enjoyed connecting with our listeners and viewers, who were kind enough to tune in and pepper us with comments throughout the show.</p><p>We also discussed a new structure for our Patreon and PayPal supporters, including a forthcoming community we're building for them on <a href="https://discord.com/" target="_blank">Discord</a>. Stay tuned for more on this in future posts and episodes.</p><p>We announced the final winner of this year's <b>Canonical Couplet</b> where we give you two lines of poetry that describe one of the stories, and you name it. 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Episode 207: A Sherlockian Show and Tell

  "Maybe you collect yourself, sir" [EMPT] It's the end of 2020, and we thought it would be fun to interview each other about ...

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by Scott Monty

Signs of the Four

<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b>"all quarters received" [SCAN]</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPY4COcoCOJVFZ1931U2j48eR_XjMQqElzFEbGgkBsEVftZXsbrGwxTmeZH6jM0H0Bixh3byHgnEYVEuyUN9GGbhVfSonStrE1cltNPyocs1aCMN1spuJcbU0Cancas4RAZZtPwn1FED0/s1600/CHAS+-+Window+shopping.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1029" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPY4COcoCOJVFZ1931U2j48eR_XjMQqElzFEbGgkBsEVftZXsbrGwxTmeZH6jM0H0Bixh3byHgnEYVEuyUN9GGbhVfSonStrE1cltNPyocs1aCMN1spuJcbU0Cancas4RAZZtPwn1FED0/s640/CHAS+-+Window+shopping.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> If you were asked to group together <b>four </b>people or things in the Sherlock Holmes stories, what would immediately come to mind?<br /> <br /> Certainly "The Four" from <i>The Sign of the Four</i>: Johnathan Small, Mahomet Singh, Abdullah Khan, and Dost Akbar — "It's been the sign of four with us always." These are the individuals who together signed a document that bound them inextricably to the treasure of Agra.<br /> <br /> But what about beyond them?<br /> <br /> We always think of the four Violets and the stories in which we find them — the brave Violet Hunter ("The Copper Beeches"), the independent and athletic Violet Smith ("The Solitary Cyclist"), the heartbroken and stalwart Violet Westbury ("The Bruce-Partington Plans"), and the icy Violet de Merville ("The Illustrious Client").<br /> <br /> Putting these two pieces of information together, along with an iconic t-shirt (known in the industry as <a href="https://www.howdesign.com/how-design-blog/origin-of-helvetica-ampersand-list-t-shirts/">Helvetica list t-shirts</a> — a list that stripped down the idea of a rock band to a list of four names, in an attempt to reach the 'essence' of a group. It began with the first names of The Beatles and it grew from there.), we developed our own line of mugs and men's, women's, and unisex t-shirts that we're calling <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/">Signs of the Four</a></b>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m5T6YP4yst9dBUc245nYLAcwSxviWoVU59zTuHHUG5SpkOHI0BCLaL9LdkthhegU4xd8z2yJ9CLXV7jcE0DPxuO8KPsTOUUrno_TMflOL_lR3HYmfZRe6RJpY2nMbwl2wHwuN5ugWSqr/s1600/Violets+Mug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6m5T6YP4yst9dBUc245nYLAcwSxviWoVU59zTuHHUG5SpkOHI0BCLaL9LdkthhegU4xd8z2yJ9CLXV7jcE0DPxuO8KPsTOUUrno_TMflOL_lR3HYmfZRe6RJpY2nMbwl2wHwuN5ugWSqr/s200/Violets+Mug.jpg" width="200" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9cDqW3u0Cow9wkwnZbVP26Cmd65ejZD6hvxeWKjrrmp7VxxNXtXtJJyS7oP7_oq77AgihtAtPX8QH3SwZnCuBpBMkXa2gabTZ5AeqIfTofGYhNYFKeshFxy6agh2jGcAPxf8CA9nPgol/s1600/Violets+T-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9cDqW3u0Cow9wkwnZbVP26Cmd65ejZD6hvxeWKjrrmp7VxxNXtXtJJyS7oP7_oq77AgihtAtPX8QH3SwZnCuBpBMkXa2gabTZ5AeqIfTofGYhNYFKeshFxy6agh2jGcAPxf8CA9nPgol/s200/Violets+T-shirt.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <br /> These are available <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/">in our store</a>.<br /> <br /> We developed <b>22 different themes</b>, available in white mugs, light t-shirts, and black t-shirts. The shirts are available in a variety of sizes and colors, in men's, women's and unisex. Here are some samples:<br /> <br /> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>Villains</b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4yrCOzP_2NDrxp6iZQQs45emrpGKsWNqY-5Q-Olp8M-UvadiyAs3ONuQbeYyusITqu24smCvHG8VTl3RMF-Ir1rhU1YrWLL1fXSw8t6tCGixlsubsYlNpgJxIu9SVunBCaG1Ueq6Bp-8/s1600/Villains+t-shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4yrCOzP_2NDrxp6iZQQs45emrpGKsWNqY-5Q-Olp8M-UvadiyAs3ONuQbeYyusITqu24smCvHG8VTl3RMF-Ir1rhU1YrWLL1fXSw8t6tCGixlsubsYlNpgJxIu9SVunBCaG1Ueq6Bp-8/s400/Villains+t-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b>Modern Couples</b></h4> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/collections/mens-clothing/products/modern-couples-t-shirt-1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP80ojxIBORAXLYXCGJuuonkLKOEVCRPt2NfphllQb_YIM2VkM7druvz4Mt7V-p3W5hungjbwjGYTi_9iH454jKBh6JRGhq-b_tkdRWYZOc3C1ubj6QkccHzl9aZ_djOrETvp0SE3jaF2C/s400/Modern+couples.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>Modern Actors</b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/collections/mens-clothing/products/modern-sherlock-actors-t-shirt"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQmQ658VoEID-9-PVQ_5Pq-KbPMEKpguPuV0XvQ6QLKa7tiCMJK7yQOUWxf9AKoObXsrLIkJREmD2vSqE7op7ZmHgZhtegV4BCEEQXTZgEGhqTg53U6L3sYi_MryniY7xMYi2ewVoVgmj/s400/Modern+actors.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>Watson</b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/collections/womens-clothing/products/dr-watson-t-shirt"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZjAJXbvVCK4ASVjEtzT38uKevuZwwjzii7vCW2iiLCA4zOzgSuhc97zSgyu4aw1r6_npEERiuAqnRyRR-wOY_wsAOL5WudvsqGDWlgVQ87bynmyPMnRyp5CGs7v2L51sSpiAGwVlHFOz/s400/Watson+t-shirt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>Watson's Medical Kit</b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/collections/mugs/products/watsons-medicine-mug"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUZ3JWQo4sbBE_aBZVL5acC_DWNmJBK6sQcyijWCRWlpREjaIBTfOuZQ6DwmWwvoBBQsluJ1_RfYZkRfLwuLuZWJQmtwtkx7P9QhluCmJs1dk3qn28B_lpULUtLmg0fujKKbWz6JEE0_kR/s400/Watson+medical+kit.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div> <h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>Scotland Yard 1895</b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/collections/womens-clothing/products/scotland-yard-1895-t-shirt"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4L7L_QSoMBQA7iaPRtRwbTC41aLKQ6LnwFT5QFzHNh0bmpoxAEf8L-tG_MC0HCY2mG-XKexKyW0XwvrG3sJmCmU7clHvMC0i5GgWPuMINSBDpGoiX6sCjxUHwysxgMWPrdlSMSgVRKS3D/s400/Scotland+Yard+1895.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div> <br /> For your reference, here are the variations, so you can find what you're looking for in the store:<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Irregulars">Baker Street Irregulars</a></b><br /> Holmes Watson Wiggins Cartwright<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Baker+Street+Justice+League">Baker Street Justice League</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><br /> Holmes Watson Gregson Lestrade<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Baskervilles">Baskervilles</a></b><br /> Hugo Henry Rodger Charles<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Dr.+Watson">Dr. Watson</a></b><br /> Leg Shoulder Bull-Pup Moustache<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Good+Doggy">Good Doggy</a></b><br /> Toby Carlo Pompey The Hound<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Make+Yourself+at+Home">Make Yourself at Home</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><br /> Holmes Watson Turner Hudson<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Modern+Couples%09">Modern Couples</a></b><br /> Mary John Irene Sherlock<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Modern+Sherlock+Actors">Modern Sherlock Actors</a></b><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /> Basil Jeremy Robert Benedict<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=novel"><b>My, What a Novel</b><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></a><br /> STUD SIGN HOUN VALL<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=scotland">Scotland Yard - 1895</a></b><br /> Hopkins Lestrade Gregson Bradstreet<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Self-Poisoner">Self-Poisoner</a></b><br /> Opium Cocaine Morphine Tobacco<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=icons">Sherlock Holmes Icons</a></b><br /> Pipe Glass Inverness Deerstalker<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=villains">Sherlock Holmes Villains</a></b><br /> Moran Roylott Moriarty Milverton<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=pipes">Sherlock Holmes's Pipes</a></b><br /> Clay Brier Black Cherry-wood<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Dr.+Watson">The Doctors</a></b><br /> Agar Verner Farquhar Anstruther<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=khan">The Four</a></b><br /> Small Khan Singh Akbar<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=violets">The Violets</a></b><br /> Smith Hunter Westbury de Merville<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=women">The Women</a></b><br /> Holmes Adler Watson Morstan<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Traditional+Sherlock+Holmes+Actors">Traditional Sherlock Holmes Actors</a></b><br /> Brett Wilmer Wontner Rathbone<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Traditional+Sherlock+Holmes+Actors+%28First%29">Traditional Sherlock Holmes Actors (First)</a></b><br /> Basil Arthur Jeremy Douglas<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=trappings+">Trappings of Home</a><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></b><br /> Tantalus Gasogene Persian Slipper Dressing Gown<br /> <br /> <b><a href="https://ihearofsherlock.myshopify.com/search?q=Watson%27s+Medical+Kit">Watson's Medical Kit</a></b><br /> Brandy Brandy Brandy Brandy<br /> <br /> <br /> Can't find what you're looking for? Have an idea for another quartet? Are there other products that you'd like to see these designs on (bags, phone cases, luggage tags, hats, etc.)?<br /> <br /> Please let us know. Leave a comment below and email us at comment @ ihearofsherlock DOT com.<br /> <br /> Mother's Day and Father's Day are coming up. So is t-shirt weather. And mugs? Mugs are <i>always</i> in season.<br /> <br /> Happy shopping!<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Signs of the Four

"all quarters received" [SCAN] If you were asked to group together four people or things in the Sherlock Holmes stories, w...

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by Scott Monty

Collector Alert: Otto Penzler's Collection Up for Auction

<div style="text-align: center;"> <h4> <b>"a frame of white hair, and his precious volumes" [EMPT] </b></h4> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vKB2e4BQ-FtqbQjltqnmfbEZsxIX7K7KDUB3-YWZ2dApDWiBl6VR8fFuEvjJPvgubNWq_3LnMf6RDb-9jO6rt4hD_bin8VKZlAxUARdV2JKgPRsAHfU2rhiiHVVvVbgFrz1FL43nksKo/s1600/Otto+Penzler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vKB2e4BQ-FtqbQjltqnmfbEZsxIX7K7KDUB3-YWZ2dApDWiBl6VR8fFuEvjJPvgubNWq_3LnMf6RDb-9jO6rt4hD_bin8VKZlAxUARdV2JKgPRsAHfU2rhiiHVVvVbgFrz1FL43nksKo/s640/Otto+Penzler.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo credit: Nicholas Basbanes </i></td></tr> </tbody></table> One look at the library of Otto Penzler's country home, and you'd think you're in a Barnes and Noble.<br /> <br /> Otto's name is well-known in the world of detective and mystery fiction. He established <a href="http://mysteriouspress.com/">Mysterious Press</a> in the 1970s and opened <a href="https://www.mysteriousbookshop.com/">The Mysterious Bookshop</a> soon thereafter. Each January during the BSI Weekend, Otto hosts an open house at his store for Sherlockians.<br /> <br /> We've chatted with Otto twice before on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: once in <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose17">Episode 17</a> to talk about his collection and again in <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose87">Episode 87</a> on the release of <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Sherlock-Holmes-Stories/dp/1101870893/">The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories</a></i>.<br /> <br /> We were chatting with Otto during the BSI Weekend this year, and were surprised to learn that Otto's collection is up for sale (auction, really) over the next few years, <a href="https://historical.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=49+793+794+792+2088+4294946493+4294967055&type=friend-consignorpreview-notice">beginning next week</a>. Otto updates his Facebook page:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> "The first sale has only about 300 books (of the 5,300 that Heritage Auctions will be selling over the next couple of years) but they are pretty terrific. If you would like to see some of the highlights of the American hard-boiled titles, plus a few other books, <a href="https://historical.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=49+793+794+792+2088+4294946493+4294967055&type=friend-consignorpreview-notice">here's the link</a>.<br /> <br /> "The books will be exhibited at the Heritage New York office from noon Sunday [March 3] and on Monday and Tuesday, then the auction will be held at noon on Wednesday [March 6]. I'm deeply depressed about parting with my much-loved books but also looking forward to seeing what happens and what homes they will find. I was asked to write an introduction to the catalogue and a small piece for <i>National Review</i>, and have been extensively interviewed by a radio syndicate and the <i>New York Post</i>. The sale is a big deal in book collecting circles!"</blockquote> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDmX5LYKnuFXx-pgPvw3z-qV33gXnw5c35fvbIjLgcsTG4YaRU-NJUu89kXWjmAySB6LFEiJXJ6RAdukL8yyMRTvBJJjoYZdMrtwb1TRDElQEBh6YRDKk1P4w5zUqxMB4hU38yDVrYZSN/s1600/Otto%2527s+library.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDmX5LYKnuFXx-pgPvw3z-qV33gXnw5c35fvbIjLgcsTG4YaRU-NJUu89kXWjmAySB6LFEiJXJ6RAdukL8yyMRTvBJJjoYZdMrtwb1TRDElQEBh6YRDKk1P4w5zUqxMB4hU38yDVrYZSN/s640/Otto%2527s+library.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Otto's "triple-level library that . . . suggests the soaring interior of a ducal chapel" (courtesy: Nicholas Basbanes)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> In <a href="https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/issue/1502/Otto-Penzler-1.phtml">an interview</a> with <b>Nicholas Basbanes</b> (author of <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Madness-Bibliophiles-Bibliomanes-Eternal/dp/0979949157/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+Gentle+Madness&qid=1551558255&s=gateway&sr=8-1">A Gentle Madness</a></i> and <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Among-Gently-Mad-Perspectives-Book-Hunter/dp/0805051597/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31PNSDWSTPVU7&keywords=among+the+gently+mad&qid=1551558297&s=books&sprefix=among+the+gentl%2Caps%2C178&sr=1-1-spell">Among the Gently Mad</a></i>) in <i>Fine Books and Collections</i>, Otto very correctly called his library of some 60,000 volumes “the greatest collection of mystery fiction you’ll find anywhere in the world.”<br /> <br /> Otto isn't kidding. In browsing through the Heritage Auctions site of his collection, it's absolutely breathtaking. It certainly shows the discerning eye of an expert collector, with the attention to detail, multiple inscribed and signed first editions, and dust jackets galore.<br /> <br /> Words alone can't describe what he's assembled. So, here are a few items from the current auction. Warm up your credit cards!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeffCrckSxFdCaICeZ3RkluKQHhvzFN7h_g73P7fahzc_u_3qLU-SlXeniv3_FZGx9_HJ0MpNOGhHtZLDudwmIwSTd-dw1NoXeV4NrtsQEuF_RJO6luV3tV3RvZt4IWN3Y887L1s_029ax/s1600/Postman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeffCrckSxFdCaICeZ3RkluKQHhvzFN7h_g73P7fahzc_u_3qLU-SlXeniv3_FZGx9_HJ0MpNOGhHtZLDudwmIwSTd-dw1NoXeV4NrtsQEuF_RJO6luV3tV3RvZt4IWN3Y887L1s_029ax/s400/Postman.jpg" width="202" /></a></div> <br /> James M. Cain. <i><b>The Postman Always Rings Twice</b></i>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First edition, association copy, inscribed by the author: "To Mr. Samuel Marx / A tough baby to / do business with. / He earns his money / James M. Cain." Samuel Marx was an author, screenwriter, and producer who worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the production company behind the 1946 adaptation starring Lana Turner and John Garfield. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/james-m-cain-the-postman-always-rings-twice-new-york-alfred-a-knopf-1934-first-edition-association-copy-i/a/6208-45015.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU3YCCBsZExKnJjMfsq976BMfeoVneYVV6s_MkRrs12xh0k1xL47cfkTafD38KyegsWZa7um6vRIUMLN8saySISqHIf7ZBmRk-vdS4bPaLv5aumhx_jjQxRuMKg-UbE1hq5CqHhiwpvrN/s1600/Big+Sleep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="324" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU3YCCBsZExKnJjMfsq976BMfeoVneYVV6s_MkRrs12xh0k1xL47cfkTafD38KyegsWZa7um6vRIUMLN8saySISqHIf7ZBmRk-vdS4bPaLv5aumhx_jjQxRuMKg-UbE1hq5CqHhiwpvrN/s400/Big+Sleep.jpg" width="215" /></a></div> <br /> Raymond Chandler. <i><b>The Big Sleep</b></i>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition, signed by the author on the front free endpaper with the note: "With kindest regards." Donald A. Yates's copy with his ownership signature in ink. [Don Yates was a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and founder of the Greek Interpreters of Lansing.] <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/raymond-chandler-the-big-sleep-new-york-alfred-a-knopf-1939-first-edition-signed-by-the-author-on-the-fro/a/6208-45021.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kEJ5sne1Fbxt7A1YK-zIkyR970wvls1C5ah2N61F8uKdL4NrdZ6DreI0AaJjyNUW1JoQrFrWXsZ80Fnom3Cinka-CnnXagsEeHVh8eMlgZC0f7nTYvzztQcaKoMy29AC0KSgm6Bb6OwX/s1600/Maltese+Falcon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0kEJ5sne1Fbxt7A1YK-zIkyR970wvls1C5ah2N61F8uKdL4NrdZ6DreI0AaJjyNUW1JoQrFrWXsZ80Fnom3Cinka-CnnXagsEeHVh8eMlgZC0f7nTYvzztQcaKoMy29AC0KSgm6Bb6OwX/s400/Maltese+Falcon.jpg" width="212" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Dashiell Hammett. <i><b>The Maltese Falcon</b></i>. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First edition. A remarkable copy, nearly fine in a near fine jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell case by Dragonfly Bindery. Perhaps the highspot of the hard-boiled canon. The first book to feature Sam Spade. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/dashiell-hammett-the-maltese-falcon-new-york-alfred-a-knopf-1930-first-edition/a/6208-45038.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHbJZiv0nBVdoi4w_HnWokcSfDVyVwkdDXMQNhU3gLwo7Jlc84ziHOVBxjjFCKBbTp3tBGsisTxNkSgQ7dqwPqdKzMtO1h67Pc7VBjv8xCBeJDg_1ea-tUmY4tbZl-xsnIqEIzin2-leb/s1600/Poe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="370" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHbJZiv0nBVdoi4w_HnWokcSfDVyVwkdDXMQNhU3gLwo7Jlc84ziHOVBxjjFCKBbTp3tBGsisTxNkSgQ7dqwPqdKzMtO1h67Pc7VBjv8xCBeJDg_1ea-tUmY4tbZl-xsnIqEIzin2-leb/s400/Poe.jpg" width="246" /></a></div> <br /> Edgar A[llan]. Poe. <b><i>Tales</i></b>. New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1845. First edition, first printing, with the copyright notice in four lines, and the imprints on the copyright page: "Stereotyped by T. B. Smith, 216 William Street, New York. H. Ludwig, Print." A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone; Queen's Quorum 1 ("the first important book of detective fiction, the first and the greatest, the cornerstone of cornerstones in any readers' or collectors' guide, the highest of all highspots"). "The 1845 edition includes for the first time in book form all three Dupin stories - 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' 'The Mystery of Marie Roget,' and 'The Purloined Letter.' 'The Gold-Bug is also included, but not Poe's fourth detective story, Thou Art the Man'" (Queen's Quorum). <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/edgar-a-llan-poe-tales-new-york-wiley-andamp-putnam-1845-first-edition-first-printing-with-the-copyright-notice/a/6208-45061.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3> <b>Items of interest for Sherlock Holmes collectors:</b></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOGQvkkpw_H3E27JcRLe8HM3jyoT8jtXy5nw6vgtc9R1Doc1cjuXtEGLYyMNTjUv09gfWJ8sIGmxs5ebaDi_wpIr1owK9M2xtJGtyjsNjiptnx9wuPemvniGRWwKcqTYEuxPCxYDuYLIv/s1600/BSI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNOGQvkkpw_H3E27JcRLe8HM3jyoT8jtXy5nw6vgtc9R1Doc1cjuXtEGLYyMNTjUv09gfWJ8sIGmxs5ebaDi_wpIr1owK9M2xtJGtyjsNjiptnx9wuPemvniGRWwKcqTYEuxPCxYDuYLIv/s400/BSI.jpg" width="215" /></a></div> <br /> Anthony Boucher. <b><i>The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars</i></b>. New York: 1940. First edition, inscribed, with an advance copy. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/anthony-boucher-the-case-of-the-baker-street-irregulars-new-york-1940-first-edition-inscribed-with-an-adva-total-2/a/6208-45242.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpYSamCGAG9bP3nem9Rsr_qmJs5QVUZcmYyCFhCtKPfyB-H2dYa-oSaTdbodZgkDee1_rBSM7YNJW14EHbxXhjQ_Dr4bRVxilNRvnCLaNXxsZRTwqBd7RngOPrO_094KX_AneYfrYhJUM/s1600/Sleuths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="462" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpYSamCGAG9bP3nem9Rsr_qmJs5QVUZcmYyCFhCtKPfyB-H2dYa-oSaTdbodZgkDee1_rBSM7YNJW14EHbxXhjQ_Dr4bRVxilNRvnCLaNXxsZRTwqBd7RngOPrO_094KX_AneYfrYhJUM/s400/Sleuths.jpg" width="307" /></a></div> <br /> O. Henry. [Miniature Book]. <b><i>The Sleuths</i></b>. New York: 1914. First separate edition (?) with copyright certificate. About fine, housed in a custom clamshell case. Uncommon Sherlock pastiche, featuring Shamrock Jolnes. Originally issued in cigarette packages (Arcadia Falcone, "Sherlock Holmes's Infinite Case Book," Ransom Center Magazine, April 2013). <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/o-henry-miniature-book-the-sleuths-new-york-1914-first-separate-edition-with-copyright-certificate/a/6208-45303.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j4E7i9VTv_0ajwsAIGyGw3Sxt5aWzM5Itdixc3-PmACmjszwrUPZ17msDuAlgZFX3wwkfV2ZHd9OibayImqfRLx_aoTPPTqtvF8XrZezn6MifExFhkhnHqs3nszYrii9QCXHW4uDliC4/s1600/Pinkerton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j4E7i9VTv_0ajwsAIGyGw3Sxt5aWzM5Itdixc3-PmACmjszwrUPZ17msDuAlgZFX3wwkfV2ZHd9OibayImqfRLx_aoTPPTqtvF8XrZezn6MifExFhkhnHqs3nszYrii9QCXHW4uDliC4/s400/Pinkerton.jpg" width="311" /></a></div> <br /> <b>[Pinkerton Detective Agency]. Allan Pinkerton. Group of Sixteen Detective Books</b>. New York and Chicago: [1874-1884]. First editions, some inscribed. Sherlockians will recall the major role of Pinkerton's in <i>The Valley of Fear</i>. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/-pinkerton-detective-agency-allan-pinkerton-group-of-sixteen-detective-books-new-york-and-chicago-1874-1884-first-ed-total-16/a/6208-45329.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> And while the following don't specify that they're from Otto's collection, <a href="https://historical.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=49+793+794+792+2088+4294946447&Ntk=SI_Titles-Desc&Nty=1&Ntt=Sherlock&ic4=KeywordSearch-A-K-071316">a search for "Sherlock Holmes"</a> in the <b>March 6 Rare Books Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Part One</b> yields some astonishing results.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ysrpmj9JHOLkdKHPxCwWudNX8ljZ9wfsqvO59ZRhjD2KSQjChhvercGosfKTTZdih1aKXuXeCJEBBhyGRQe0clL8etsG-g-v9ULOZBMt4RIggJaj5tR99gqnxj-SyDey_fjt3rQ5HLUF/s1600/Strand+Adventures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="376" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ysrpmj9JHOLkdKHPxCwWudNX8ljZ9wfsqvO59ZRhjD2KSQjChhvercGosfKTTZdih1aKXuXeCJEBBhyGRQe0clL8etsG-g-v9ULOZBMt4RIggJaj5tR99gqnxj-SyDey_fjt3rQ5HLUF/s400/Strand+Adventures.jpg" width="250" /></a></div> <br /> All 12 stories that appeared in <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i>, in their original monthly serial appearance in <i>The Strand Magazine</i>, July 1891 - June 1892. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-rthur-conan-doyle-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-london-george-newnes-july-1891-june-1892-original-monthl/a/6208-45076.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI-DVSA9j9MO1HtBjzeujTY_1OYwlwwPFCn6qwWPHh015SoAJF2I84tNhuvPH4yUaADe-JEvQ-zAroKAb8yRiqsNB-X6NIBTdYPzkM-Lf5xxEzmxXv-CQYdp84s8893R8ngl_CcJqMpO7/s1600/Strand+Memoirs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI-DVSA9j9MO1HtBjzeujTY_1OYwlwwPFCn6qwWPHh015SoAJF2I84tNhuvPH4yUaADe-JEvQ-zAroKAb8yRiqsNB-X6NIBTdYPzkM-Lf5xxEzmxXv-CQYdp84s8893R8ngl_CcJqMpO7/s400/Strand+Memoirs.jpg" width="243" /></a></div> <br /> While you're at it, why not add all twelve stories from <i>The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes</i>? Original appearance in The Strand Magazine, December 1892 - December 1893. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-rthur-conan-doyle-the-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-london-george-newnes-dec-1892-dec-1893-original-monthly-s/a/6208-45077.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9SdxKD93qJnQbrXDh2UJURNiNeNgxSZ_I69793hjSG4MGwcKbUGibg23ozrw8LLlr9txxI3FUQlUNpQbZRKyt_Kd9PX5vr5FA0i5EUZ4s4-YBgBzfoESkmOw5tUNj3COOLOkhypX1Uf5/s1600/Adventures+Memoirs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="438" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9SdxKD93qJnQbrXDh2UJURNiNeNgxSZ_I69793hjSG4MGwcKbUGibg23ozrw8LLlr9txxI3FUQlUNpQbZRKyt_Kd9PX5vr5FA0i5EUZ4s4-YBgBzfoESkmOw5tUNj3COOLOkhypX1Uf5/s400/Adventures+Memoirs.jpg" width="291" /></a></div> <br /> Both of these collections can be had as book form, in their first editions published by George Newnes, 1892 and 1894, respectively. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-rthur-conan-doyle-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-london-george-newnes-1892-first-edition-first-state-wit-total-2/a/6208-45083.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OGCGkrxS1zc8WSIm0vrqKzYO0vxV1L_x45LOfR_XHsRWn9nlbO8H0cdSIgX9ucJBUsEHlNSCOXrxucySGILHIKxKi_LvzdOUrVtkhBpYOciyNpaJpPpa-ITg0IF5SDDc1hJCsfi_P-5L/s1600/Strand+Hound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="406" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OGCGkrxS1zc8WSIm0vrqKzYO0vxV1L_x45LOfR_XHsRWn9nlbO8H0cdSIgX9ucJBUsEHlNSCOXrxucySGILHIKxKi_LvzdOUrVtkhBpYOciyNpaJpPpa-ITg0IF5SDDc1hJCsfi_P-5L/s400/Strand+Hound.jpg" width="270" /></a></div> <br /> Of course, Holmes had a brief hiatus (or an interminably long one, from the public's perspective) before returning in <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>, as serialized in nine issues of <i>The Strand Magazine</i>, August 1901 - April 1902. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-rthur-conan-doyle-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-london-george-newnes-aug-1901-april-1902-original-monthly-s/a/6208-45078.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOQuLOYJh9TxmLxzRmvSe8mrGZ8QseuVoNQET0S55NdUiJCdRFZ_yLTfY-5DmCurQmhwUsC3Vlm6UWCZoSsx1KKrBbl-s2jUkbUUMll5gr5yGWeVYmANzku79pA2yu4q81oto32TAve49/s1600/Hound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOQuLOYJh9TxmLxzRmvSe8mrGZ8QseuVoNQET0S55NdUiJCdRFZ_yLTfY-5DmCurQmhwUsC3Vlm6UWCZoSsx1KKrBbl-s2jUkbUUMll5gr5yGWeVYmANzku79pA2yu4q81oto32TAve49/s400/Hound.jpg" width="228" /></a></div> <br /> If you'd prefer <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> in book form, Heritage can accommodate that as well. Here's the first edition, in its classic red cover with the silhouette of the hound on the cover. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-conan-doyle-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-another-adventure-of-sherlock-holmes-london-/a/6208-45084.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Open-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=5|0">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoaJ66_rXnl6a6ZlipV06k0y1bDCY7dqw2nvCGJ6GcBPMUTlsizvttgA9bRRm_c-yhnvnY0RTYmvfv0s_s-4v2XylJ6WYp1YC3xlOS10dC9n1u3CCtxyoQm62vBrCHuiHjISCY4kfzy1_/s1600/Strand+Return.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoaJ66_rXnl6a6ZlipV06k0y1bDCY7dqw2nvCGJ6GcBPMUTlsizvttgA9bRRm_c-yhnvnY0RTYmvfv0s_s-4v2XylJ6WYp1YC3xlOS10dC9n1u3CCtxyoQm62vBrCHuiHjISCY4kfzy1_/s400/Strand+Return.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> <br /> <i>The Return of Sherlock Holmes</i> officially occurred in the pages of <i>The Strand Magazine</i> from October 1903 - December 1904, in thirteen issues. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-rthur-conan-doyle-the-return-of-sherlock-holmes-london-george-newnes-oct-1903-dec-1904-original-monthly-se/a/6208-45079.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Open-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=2|0">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioFaGbySQfHqi1n-GGcgvRAdascqvPuGWL7BSiw6OjrS6MgRNEDqZx0EEP-SKgU74UGK4FX0ZFS5UX6JD0oJFpn7lP0Lxz4JodiqVh1vWwMkW7XPCGUueouTb0N_EimkO-5SpDwHt6yCM/s1600/Strand+Case-Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioFaGbySQfHqi1n-GGcgvRAdascqvPuGWL7BSiw6OjrS6MgRNEDqZx0EEP-SKgU74UGK4FX0ZFS5UX6JD0oJFpn7lP0Lxz4JodiqVh1vWwMkW7XPCGUueouTb0N_EimkO-5SpDwHt6yCM/s320/Strand+Case-Book.jpg" width="239" /></a></div> <br /> It took 14 issues over six years to complete the collection known as <i>The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes</i> in <i>The Strand Magazine</i>. <a href="https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/a-rthur-conan-doyle-the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes-london-george-newnes-oct-1921-april-1927-original-monthl/a/6208-45081.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515">Full listing here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> You can pick your jaw up off of the floor now. You'll need it for the live auction.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

Collector Alert: Otto Penzler's Collection Up for Auction

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The Curious Case of the New Yorker Cover

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> <b>"the notorious Muller" [STUD]</b></h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIaX7cJIq6rYabR9D31V58dTGUsopAIkS-xtendKt_yQkPEdK3NEex5zDWYK5e0PZ95fvtBQzSYMYuwlSLBFZaRdo7z8b_gxPfLtkN_C9bUAqdBRcTON7CtYwPc-NQ78ZGbW5guGwcNbG/s1600/New+Yorker+Cover+-+Blitt.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1400" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIaX7cJIq6rYabR9D31V58dTGUsopAIkS-xtendKt_yQkPEdK3NEex5zDWYK5e0PZ95fvtBQzSYMYuwlSLBFZaRdo7z8b_gxPfLtkN_C9bUAqdBRcTON7CtYwPc-NQ78ZGbW5guGwcNbG/s640/New+Yorker+Cover+-+Blitt.png" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> The 2018 year-end issue of <i>The New Yorker</i> caught the attention of many people. But Sherlockians in particular were alerted to the presence of Sherlock Holmes in the form of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.<br /> <br /> It's not often that Sherlock Holmes graces the cover of a magazine, and certainly not one of the stature of <i>The New Yorker</i>. And as you would imagine, that brought out the most avid collector of Sherlockian art that we know: Jerry Margolin, BSI ("Hilton Cubitt").<br /> <br /> Jerry joined us way back on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose16">Episode 16 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a> to share his stories about his considerable art collection. And <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/12/one-sherlockians-christmas-card.html#.XCxZe1xKjb0">he shared his Christmas card tradition</a> with us as well.<br /> <br /> We caught up with Jerry to follow his pursuit of the original art from the cover of <i>The New Yorker</i>.<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>How did you first hear about this cover?</b></h3> It was posted on Facebook. Somebody posted the cover long before it came out, so I don't know where they got the advance of the cover from. But as soon as I saw it, I showed it to [my wife] Saint Judy and said, "Gee, I've got to try and go after this. "<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>Not an unheard of situation for you. You see Sherlockian art come around all the time and you manage to track down the artists, whether you know them or not. How do you do it? What's your first step in something like that?</b></h3> Well, it's of course a lot easier now with Google and websites and so on. Even better than it was when I had no internet many, many moons ago. But usually, most artists now have a website. (I'm giving away my trade secrets here.) I have a feeling everybody else knows this as well, but I'll Google it and hopefully a website comes up. And if it does, there's usually some type of contact, email or Facebook.  I go ahead and send them a message. I have a fairly standard message that I write to them. And I hope for the best that they'll write me back.<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>Who is this artist and how did you respond?</b></h3> It's a gentleman named <a href="https://www.barryblitt.com/">Barry Blitt</a> and he apparently does quite a number of covers for <i>The New Yorker</i> and has for a while. So it took me a little longer than normal, about two days to get in touch with him and to find him and get in touch with him. And he wrote me back. I would much rather just pick up a phone and call somebody and speak to them directly. But finally he answered me and I asked him my basic question, "is the item available and how much does it cost?" and we go from there.<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>And what was his response? Was he surprised to hear from you?</b></h3> He does sell his pieces<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">—</span>I don't know how frequently because his published pieces are amazingly expensive. He actually wouldn't quote me. He said, "I'm kind of embarrassed to quote you. What would you be willing to offer for it?" And I gave him what I thought was a very generous offer for it. I don't like to<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">—</span>usually you get one shot to make an offer. And I try sometimes to go overboard instead of undercutting it.<br /> <br /> So I gave him what I thought was a very generous offer for what I thought the art would be worth to me. And it took a little while for him to get back to me, but when he did he said, "Well normally<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">—</span>and this is why I was embarrassed to say<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">—</span>normally I get between $5,000 and $10,000 for my published covers." I said, "That's not in my financial universe, so thanks very much." But he said,  "I'm neurotic enough that when I do a cover I send two, and they can choose which one they want to use."<br /> <br /> So he said "I would be happy to sell you the alternate, which is fairly close to the other one." As a matter of fact, the inscription he gave me on the back of the art<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">—</span>because I always ask an artist to sign it on the front and then inscribe it to me on the back because my framer cuts a window in the back mat to show off these descriptions<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">—</span>on this one, he, he wrote:<br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: center;"> "This is an alternate version of the artwork that appeared in <i>The New Yorker</i> 2018 year-end cover. (I think this is a better drawing, but what do I know?)"</blockquote> So he actually thinks they picked the <i>wrong </i>cover.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWJ7CTrgJhQtX9K_L5_BgowwUtAzcP-FDpNINEgwS26PACAMottBKTjeLoQyHHazzEaL2X-Rk4rkVSjL7w8zxMh-VzXwhW1jeErov2I_825czT-WaIb7IVB00iND4WwxqljiM749gRSfD/s1600/Jerry+Mueller+Trump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWJ7CTrgJhQtX9K_L5_BgowwUtAzcP-FDpNINEgwS26PACAMottBKTjeLoQyHHazzEaL2X-Rk4rkVSjL7w8zxMh-VzXwhW1jeErov2I_825czT-WaIb7IVB00iND4WwxqljiM749gRSfD/s640/Jerry+Mueller+Trump.jpg" width="476" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jerry Margolin with the issue of <i>The New Yorker</i> and the original alternate artwork.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <h3> <b>As a Sherlockian art collector, having looked at both of them, which do you prefer?</b></h3> Well, my preference, of course, no matter which one was better or not better would be, do have had the actual published cover. That said, I think except for a couple of little minor differences of an arm here or a hand there, and a little bit of difference in the patterns that he used for the deerstalker and Inverness, I think it's a toss up on these. I would have been happy with either one of them. I think they're both incredibly good and I'm very happy with the one that I wound up getting except for the minor detail that it isn't the final published cover. But I have a Frederic Dorr Steele that is not the final published version, and I'm happy that I have that one too.<br /> <br /> <br /> <h3> <b>When you get a piece of art like that—a published piece of a magazine cover—do you typically frame the public piece, the magazine cover next to the original piece of art?</b></h3> I have done that in one or two cases. I'm looking at one now on my wall here where I did do that. Mostly what I'll do is frame the piece and then on the back in a mylar bag we'll attach the magazine to the back of the frame. It gets fairly large if you have to frame both together. And I just have no more wall space. I literally have no more wall space and that's why I'm not framing pretty much anything else. I just have nowhere to put it and it would just sit on the floor or somewhere. This one I I will hang when I get it framed. I'll find space for it, even if I have to remove something else from the wall.<br /> <br /> I'm going to try and put it next to my Obama piece. I have the painting of the cover of The National Review. It was a painting Obama dressed as Holmes. I tracked down the artist. It's a magnificent, beautiful, full color piece. And I tracked down the artists, a gentleman named Ramon Guen and  asked if I could purchase the cover. And he said it was gone already. And I asked him, "Could you recreate it for me?"<br /> <br /> So he said, "Yeah, I can do that." So he recreated it—and I'm talking down to the last pen stroke.<br /> <br /> And that one, I framed and I have the magazine cover on the back of that one. I want to try and find space to put this when it's done next to Obama.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIxwBJRPbeAoPP_W16lz1h69xKOS4QefCrLoaVYv_EoR1kYSKQ8SF6-mDbnJLVI5VknGuOoFMk23ZycHKE5T7h8AhY_8kPL524PEhJbO2Az2Vhi2Mv6BZEUch6F9bOx3dy0xyZZKQ9_ZD/s1600/National+Review.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIxwBJRPbeAoPP_W16lz1h69xKOS4QefCrLoaVYv_EoR1kYSKQ8SF6-mDbnJLVI5VknGuOoFMk23ZycHKE5T7h8AhY_8kPL524PEhJbO2Az2Vhi2Mv6BZEUch6F9bOx3dy0xyZZKQ9_ZD/s1600/National+Review.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <h3> <b>Do you see a lot of visual representations of Sherlock Holmes in the political realm?</b></h3> Oh sure. As matter of fact, there were two recent cartoons. I just got two pieces from a phenomenal artist and political cartoonist—a Pulitzer Prize winner—named Mike Luckovitch. <a href="https://www.ajc.com/blog/luckovich/mike-luckovich-hurry-sherlock/oRom9cHPnl87JA7IudhHRO/">One is Holmes with "FBI" on his Inverness</a>. He's holding a paper that says "Kavanaugh Allegations" and says, "Come Watson, we have a job to do." And off to the right is Trump holding a stopwatch and saying, "Time's up!"<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>The best part about all of this is how you make it a spectator sport for the rest of us.</b></h3> Well, I'm, I'm glad if people enjoy it. I don't do it as a "Ooh, look at me, I've got this." I just want to share the stuff with people and I hope that they enjoy seeing some things that maybe they'll never get a chance to see.<br /> <br /> One of those things of course, is the [original] Paget. I'm one of the very, very lucky people to have an original Paget. So usually when a Sherlockian visits, that's what they want to see the first time right when they get here. And I'm happy to show it. I still, after I've owned it now for going on almost 40 years I still stare at it and kind of pinch myself. Because back in my early collecting days, that was not even a dream. So to have actually have been able to do it is pretty amazing to me. Still after all these years.<br /> <br /> <h3> <b>Which Paget drawing is it?</b></h3> It's from "The Resident Patient," of Holmes holding the cigar case sniffing the cigar. It is one of the more well known pieces. I'm happy to show this stuff to anybody, uh, that would like to make the trip to Portland to see it. If anybody does, they can contact me and if I'm home and going to be here and they're welcome to stop by.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyek1fYv3m-Ob54vt55oPQ1Zrw6SDzOILDhg-UnBiHC-mRa6yr4B2nbx4P2E69Z2kyjsAylD2RKbd9LWWaDzBTcKDAISE712CvptIcyRtWzSPOHo_QZ-LcNSpceO96k5GeORnE_EaTtHT/s1600/RESI+-+cigar.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyek1fYv3m-Ob54vt55oPQ1Zrw6SDzOILDhg-UnBiHC-mRa6yr4B2nbx4P2E69Z2kyjsAylD2RKbd9LWWaDzBTcKDAISE712CvptIcyRtWzSPOHo_QZ-LcNSpceO96k5GeORnE_EaTtHT/s640/RESI+-+cigar.JPG" width="344" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holmes opened it and smelled the single cigar which it contained.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Jerry's original Paget and many others can be found in <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/paget.html"><i>The Complete Paget Portfolio</i></a> from Wessex Press. We interviewed Nick Utechin, the book's editor, for <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose156" target="_blank">Episode 156</a>.<br /> <br /> We thank Jerry for sharing his story with us.<br /> <br /> --<br /> <br />

The Curious Case of the New Yorker Cover

"the notorious Muller" [STUD] The 2018 year-end issue of The New Yorker caught the attention of many people. But Sherlockian...

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Episode 153: The Rooms at 221B Baker Street

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “a single large airy sitting-room” [STUD] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8giTyL-mksu7Nv54zg1483uk4c3uRry_DHCdjRB_QaxVVmMvnz5d2c-9PWdccxl9CrG7S6YSjq3sekEhYCvXjViwEQGpET9yxDj7fQDLOXm7PebqHgQhcPQd5HTdUoF5llM9THvxsAqM/s1600/Panoramic+221B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1600" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8giTyL-mksu7Nv54zg1483uk4c3uRry_DHCdjRB_QaxVVmMvnz5d2c-9PWdccxl9CrG7S6YSjq3sekEhYCvXjViwEQGpET9yxDj7fQDLOXm7PebqHgQhcPQd5HTdUoF5llM9THvxsAqM/s640/Panoramic+221B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7115491/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/b42121/" style="border: none;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> It's always fun to take a Sherlockian field trip. The British are fortunate in that they can hop on a train or in a car and find themselves at some of the original locations that inspired places in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Or certainly to Ground Zero: the rooms at 221B Baker Street in London.<br /> <br /> In the U.S., it's not always quite so easy (even though <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/other-bsi-events/" target="_blank">the Baker Street Irregulars have hosted excursions</a> in Salt Lake City, the Vermissa Valley, and elsewhere). 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Episode 153: The Rooms at 221B Baker Street

“a single large airy sitting-room” [STUD]  It's always fun to take a Sherlockian field trip. The British are f...

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by Scott Monty