The Sign of the Four (Sherlock Holmes)

Description

Create a hand-bound compact edition of “The Sign of the Four,” complete with original illustrations by Richard Gutschmidt, with this digital download document.

WHAT YOU WILL GET
• Ready-to-print typeset of “The Sign of the Four” by Arthur Conan Doyle with illustrations by Richard Gutschmidt.
• Complete text in PDF format for easy printing and bookbinding. This is interior text only; no cover or cover design is included.
• Original Format PDF (NOT FOR PRINT): Copy of the book in its original format (before imposition) to help arranging pages in signatures.
• Typesetting has been done with the care of a professional edition — attention to font selection, word and letter spacing, kerning, leading and elimination of widows and orphans.
• Print at home on 8.5″ x 11″ paper. Produces a 4.25″ x 5.5″ textblock when pages are cut in half and folded.
• 15 signatures (4 sheets of paper/16 pages) — 240 pages in total.
• Includes a Bookbinding Checklist outlining the techniques and measurements I use for this specific book size.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• No instructions for making a book cover or sewing signatures together are included, but links to helpful tutorials are provided.
• You will need a printer capable of double-sided printing.
• This is not an eBook, it’s a set of printable bookbinding files and does not contain a readable digital edition.  It is intended for physical craft only.
• Because digital files are delivered electronically, returns, exchanges, and cancellations aren’t available.

• • • TERMS OF USE • • •
Please read the terms of use below. These digital files are for personal and small business use only. By purchasing and downloading this kit, you agree to the following terms:

ALLOWED USAGE:
• You may print these files and use them to construct physical, handmade miniature books for your personal collection, as gifts, or for small-scale physical sale (e.g., individual handmade books sold on Etsy or at craft fairs).

STRICTLY PROHIBITED USAGE:
• You may NOT resell, share, sub-license, or redistribute these digital files (PDFs/images) in any digital format whatsoever, whether altered or unaltered.
• You may NOT print these files out and sell them “as-is” as un-assembled paper kits or loose pages. They must be fully constructed into finished physical items to be sold.
• You may NOT use these files, typesets, or layout designs to mass-produce products commercially.
• You may NOT claim the typesetting, graphic design, layout, or book engineering as your own work.

When you purchase this digital kit, you are purchasing a license to use the assets for creation. CGM Bookworks/Cara Morgan will retain full legal copyright on all downloaded artwork, custom layouts, and digital typeset files.