The Sherlockians! discussion

Dear Friends ~

My daughter has recently hinted that the best birthday present I could give her next month is the Complete Sherlock Holmes. I received a copy in 1970 myself, but it's just a thick hardback with a plain brown cover. I want to buy my Emily a gift that is as lovely to look at as it is fun to read --- possibly one that includes the original Sidney Paget illustrations. This is not a necessity, just something I felt might be interesting.

I've heard good things about the Barnes and Noble edition, but I haven't seen it. Is it a very handsome book? Is it illustrated? Is it the best available, or can you think of a better volume?

So far I've restricted myself to modern books. Does anyone know of a vintage or even antique edition that would surpass all contemporary copies? I unabashedly adore my daughter, and this is a "significant" birthday; so of course, I want to give her the very BEST Sherlock Holmes!

Which Complete Sherlock would you give to the Irene Adler in your life?

With many thanks in advance ~
Deborah

I have the Barnes and Noble Complete Sherlock Holmes book. It is a very handsome looking hardback book with gilded pages
but is not illustrated; I have found a few scattered grammatical/spelling errors in it. It does look beautiful, however, and the few errors I have come across are minuscule.