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Edge of the Unknown, The
London: John Murray, 1930. "Who has become the greatest medium-baiter of modern times? Undoubtedly Houdini. Who was the greatest physical medium of modern times?" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Edge of the Unknown. London: John Murray, [1930]. First English edition. Octavo (7 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 186 x 124 mm.). viii, 332..... More
Land of Mist, The
London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., , 1926. Another Professor Challenger Story… DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Land of Mist. London: Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., [1926]. First English edition. Octavo. [i]-viii, 9-294, [295, advertisement], [1, blank], [-296 ad], [24, Hutchinson catalog for Spring of 1926] pp. Publisher's dark green cloth, front cover bordered and lettered..... More
Lost World, The
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. “His love of danger, his intense appreciation of the drama of an adventure…" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Lost World. Being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the “Daily Gazette.” London..... More
Three of Them
London: John Murray, 1923. "This little book is an attempt to catch some of the fleeting phases of childhood…" (Introduction) DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Three of Them. A Reminiscence… With a Frontispiece. London: John Murray, 1923. First English edition. Small octavo (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 172 x 120 mm.). viii..... More
Adventures of Gerard
London: George Newnes, Limited, [1903]. Tales of a Napoleonic Soldier DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Adventures of Gerard. London: George Newnes, [n.d., 1903]. First English edition. Octavo (7 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches; 166 x 124 mm.). . vii, [3], 374 pp. Sixteen tipped-in plates by William Barnes Wollen. Publisher's dark blue..... More
Round the Fire Stories
London: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1908. A Collection of Short Stories to be Read Round the Fire on a Winter's Night "Concerned with the Grotesque and with the Terrible" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Round the Fire Stories. With a frontispiece by A. Castaigne. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1908. First English edition. Octavo..... More
Last Galley, The
London: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1911. From Historical Romance to Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure… DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Last Galley. Impressions and Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle. With Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1911. First English edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches; 190 x 124 mm.). [viii], [1-3]-298, [299-312..... More
Poison Belt, The
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]. "Humanity is Shocked into Placing a Higher Value on Life" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Poison Belt. Being an account of another adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone, the discoverers of "The Lost World". With 16 Illustrations by..... More
Uncle Bernac
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1897. "I dare say that I had already read my uncle's letter a hundred times, and I am sure that I knew it by heart" DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1897. First English edition. Octavo (7..... More
Great Boer War, The
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1900. "His Descriptions of the Various Engagements are Masterpieces of Graphic Writing" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Great Boer War… With Maps. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1900. First English edition. Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 204 x 133 mm.). x, 552, [12, publishers catalog] pp..... More
Green Flag, The
London: Smith, Elder & Co., , 1900. "I have chosen them as the fittest survivors out of the tales which I have written during the last six years" DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Green Flag and other stories of War and Sport… with a frontispiece. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900..... More
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Tragedy of the Korosko, The. [A Desert Drama]
London: Smith, Elder, & Co.,, 1898. "Sailing up the River Nile in "a Turtle-Bottomed, Round-Bowed Stern-Wheeler" With Forty Full-Page Illustrations by Sydney Paget DOYLE, Arthur Conan. [PAGET, Sydney, illustrator]. The Tragedy of the Korosko [A Desert Drama]. With Forty Full-Page Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1898. First English edition. Octavo (7..... More
My First Book
London: Chatto & Windus, 1894. "When I speak of my first work, for it was written seven-and-twenty years ago. I was six at the time, and have a very distinct recollection of the achievement" (Arthur Conan Doyle). [DOYLE, Arthur Conan, contributor]. JEROME, Jerome K, introduction. My First Book. The Experiences of Walter..... More
Stark Munro Letters, The
London: Longmans, Green, and Co.,, 1895. Mr. Stark Munro attempts to create a medical practice in partnership with the brilliant but unorthodox James Cullingworth… DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Stark Munro Letters. Being a series of sixteen letters written by J. Stark Munro, M.B., to his friend and former fellow student, Herbert..... More
Rodney Stone
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Boxing Novel, “Rodney Stone,” with Eight Plates by Sidney Paget DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. [PAGET, Sidney, illustrator]. Rodney Stone. With Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. First English edition. Octavo (7 9/16 x 5 inches; 192 x 127 mm. ). [8], 366, [10, publisher’s..... More
Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, The
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1896. "Convinced that he is the Bravest Soldier, Greatest Swordsman, most Accomplished Horseman and Most Gallant Lover in all France. " DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard. London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1896. First English edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches; 190 x 130..... More
Mystery of Cloomber, The
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. Inscribed by Arthur Conan Doyle Purchased from The Daily Telegraph Belgium Fund in 1914 DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Mystery of Cloomber. London: Hodder & Soughton's Sevenpenny Library, [ca. 1914]. Inscribed in ink on title-page "With homage to Belgium / Arthur Conan Doyle" Small octavo (6 3/8 x 4..... More
His Last Bow
London: John Murray, 1917. “Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the last.” DOYLE, Arthur Conan. His Last Bow. Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. London: John Murray, 1917. First edition. Octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 184 x 124 mm.). vii, [1..... More
Sign of Four, The
London: Spencer Blackett, 1890. “This is all an insoluble mystery to me,” said I. “It grows darker instead of clearer.” “On the contrary,” he answered, “it clears every instant.” 'The Sign of Four' The Second Sherlock Holmes Story A Fine Example in the Original Cloth DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Sign of Four. London: Spencer..... More
Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, The
London: John Murray, 1927. “Who knows, Watson? Woman's heart and mind are insoluble puzzles to the male.” The Final Collection of Sherlock Holmes Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. London: John Murray, [1927]. First edition of the final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur..... More
Return of Sherlock Holmes, The
London: George Newnes, 1905. “‘Holmes!’ I cried. ‘Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?’” the Third Collection of Sherlock Holmes Stories DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. London: George..... More
A Study in Scarlet
London: Ward, Lock and Co., , 1888. “I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose." A Great Detective's Debut, or The Case of The Missing Rare Book DOYLE, Arthur Conan. A Study in Scarlet. London..... More