by Arthur Conan Doyle, with artwork by Rūta Kuzmickas

“A Scandal in Bohemia” is the story of Irene Adler – “the woman” – who holds compromising documents over the King of Bohemia. Adler is undoubtedly the greatest female lead in the Holmes canon, and perhaps the person Sherlock himself admires most.

As excited as we are about the re-telling of this story, we are doubly excited about Ruta Kuzmickas' original artwork. She has created a suite of pen-and-ink illustrations — over a dozen in total – which capture the story perfectly. Her arresting portrait of Irene on our cover is just the beginning.

Artist Notes

Arthur Conan Doyle needs no introduction. “A Scandal in Bohemia” was his first Sherlock Holmes short story and, in his own accounting, one of his greatest.

Rūta Kuzmickas is a visual artist, pianist, poet, photographer, and interdisciplinary collaborator. Although she has played the piano since age six and has earned two degrees in piano performance from Rice University, her heart lies in crossovers of images, words, movement, and music. She frequently collaborates with composers, musicians, and artists. Rūta lives in Portland, Oregon.

Edition Notes

• The edition is limited to 666 copies and is offered in four states.

• The twelfth imprint of No Reply Press, 2021.

• Book measures 6 ¾ by 10 ¾ inches.

• Typeset in Perpetua, designed by Eric Gill.

Hardbound

• Limited to 350 copies, numbered variously between 1 and 600.

• Printed letterpress on Munken Polar paper by Phil Abel at Hand & Eye in London.

• Hand-bound in quarter-cloth with boards featuring a letterpress portrait of Irene Adler over Zerkall Ingres. Due to the closure of the Zerkall mill shortly after the announcement of this edition, and the scarcity of scarlet Ingres to begin with, this is likely the last fine press edition ever to use this storied paper.

• Signed by the publisher, printer, binder, and Rūta Kuzmickas.

Hardbound De Luxe

• Limited to 250 copies, numbered various between 1 and 600.

• Printed letterpress on Zerkall-bütten paper by Phil Abel at Hand & Eye in London.

• Hand-bound in quarter-cloth with boards featuring a letterpress portrait of Irene Adler over Zerkall Ingres. Due to the closure of the Zerkall mill shortly after the announcement of this edition, and the scarcity of scarlet Ingres to begin with, this is likely the last fine press edition ever to use this storied paper.

• Housed in a cloth-lined slipcase.

• Signed by the publisher, printer, binder, and Rūta Kuzmickas.

De Luxe

• Limited to 50 copies, numbered variously between roman numerals I and LX.

• Printed letterpress on Zerkall-bütten paper by Phil Abel at Hand & Eye in London.

• Hand-bound in quarter-Morocco with Italian marbled boards and Zerkall Ingres endpapers.

• Housed in a handmade solander case.

• Signed by the publisher, printer, binder, and Rūta Kuzmickas.

“De Scandale”

• Limited to 10 copies, numbered variously between roman numerals I and LX.

• Printed letterpress on Zerkall-bütten paper by Phil Abel at Hand & Eye in London.

• Hand-bound in quarter-Morocco with Italian marbled boards and Zerkall Ingres endpapers.

• Housed in a handmade solander case.

• Accompanied by a portfolio of numbered prints from the edition.

• Includes an original illustration by Rūta Kuzmickas, made with pen and ink directly onto the page.

• Signed by the publisher, printer, binder, and Kuzmickas.

Presentation Copies

• Six presentation copies are bound in full-leather at Pracownia Leśna and lettered with the initials of their recipients.