There’s no question that Holmes and Watson are highly complex characters. Conan Doyle produced a total of four Sherlock Holmes novels and 56 stories between 1887 and 1927.

But for Sherlock Holmes, mindful presence is just a first step. It's a means to a far larger, far more practical and practically gratifying goal.

You'll also find the famous deerstalker cap, a first edition of the Hound of the Baskervilles and even the first book where Sherlock appeared in print. One of the rare items in the collection.

A “Sherlock Holmes” book, the first film to win the Oscars’ top prize and a classic ditty by Irving Berlin are among the thousands of books, films and musical compositions entering the US ...