This beautiful first edition hardcover is in fine condition. The pages are clean, crisp, and unmarked, remaining tight and square in their binding. The blue cloth boards are well-preserved, with gilt lettering along the spine. The dust jacket is unmarked and well-kept. Sherlock Holmes: The Long Stories (The Golden Heritage Series) is a 1987 edition produced by Galley Press. It is a collection of the four full-length Sherlock Holmes novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The volume includes A Study in Scarlet (1887), the first Holmes novel, which introduces Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson; The Sign of Four (1890); The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902); and The Valley of Fear (1915). Galley Press, a UK-based publisher, produced a range of classic literature collections in the 1980s. This edition was designed to be an elegant, collectible volume, featuring gold embossing and decorative elements.