DOYLE, Arthur Conan.
Rare books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including first editions, signed, and finely bound copies of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Doyle is best known for his creation of the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes, which has had a significant impact on popular culture and the genre of detective fiction. Conan Doyle's clever use of deductive reasoning and forensic science, as well as his portrayal of the eccentric and brilliant Holmes, has served as inspiration for countless detective stories and characters. The popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories helped establish the detective genre as a popular and respected literary form.
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DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Complete Sherlock Holmes.New York : 1953
Signed limited edition, number 25 of 147 copies signed by the author. This "definitive edition" of the Sherlock Holmes stories was issued with signed sheets retained by the publisher from the production of the Crowborough Edition, which was published in 1930. Doyle signed the sheets for the edition but died on 7 July 1930, shortly before its...Learn More
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Sign of Four.London : 1890
First edition in book form, in the first issue binding. The second Sherlock Holmes novel came to fruition after the American editor of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine's sought to commission a story from Doyle and Wilde to expand his paper's reach internationally. Doyle contributed The Sign of Four, and Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray.
The...Learn More
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Works.New York : 1930
First complete collected edition, number 145 of 760 numbered sets signed by the author in Volume I. Ten sets were reserved for the author's presentation, and 750 were offered for sale. The collection includes 20 novels, 161 short stories, and Doyle's autobiography, Memories and Adventures.
The Crowborough Edition was named after the Sussex...Learn More
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Works.New York : 1930
First complete collected edition, number 250 of 760 sets signed by the author in the first volume, here handsomely bound. The collection includes 20 novels, 161 short stories, and his autobiography, Memories and Adventures.
The Crowborough Edition - named after the Sussex town where Doyle's home, Windlesham, was located - has double the...Learn More
DOYLE, Arthur Conan. The Maracot DeepLondon : 1929
First edition, first impression. The Goldstone copy with his bookplate to the front pastedown. The work includes four stories: "The Maracot Deep", a short science fiction novel telling of the discovery of the ruins of Atlantis, together with some survivors, on the ocean bed, "The Disintegration Machine" and "When the World Screamed", two Professor...Learn More
