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1892019976Londion United Kingdom: Ward Lock & Bowden 1892. Book. Illus. by George Hutchinson. Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. Third UK Edition with 'New Edition' to the title page. Pp. 224 Catalogue. Frontis present with forty illustrations by George Hutchinson. In original quarter bound cloth covers. Spine rebacked with all original binding complete Gilt to top edge of text block internally clean tightly bound. Original floral end pages. Contemporary name and date to front board. A Solid copy. . Ward Lock & Bowden Hardcover
1903137265New York: McClure Phillips & Co 1903. First edition of the second book of Conan Doyle's Brigadier Gerard stories. Octavo original publisher's cloth decorated in gilt illustrated by W. B. Wollen. In near fine condition. A very nice example. A Hussar officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars Brigadier Gerard appeared in a series of 17 historical short stories which first appeared in the Strand Magazine between December 1894 and September 1903. They were later issued in two volumes: The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard in February 1896 and The Adventures of Gerard in September 1903. McClure, Phillips & Co hardcover
39481st edition. Arrowsmiths Christmas Annual 1892. J.Arrowsmith - Bristol & London. Contemporary rebinding in light blue cloth with leather spine label & small gilt design with initials on front cover. Original covers & adverts from rear are not present but it's a neat copy of a difficult title. Boards a touch "foxed" otherwise generally VG. . 1st edition. Arrowsmiths Christmas Annual 1892. J.Arrowsmith - Bristol & London. hardcover
1898005677London: George Newnes 1898. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 1898 'New Edition' George Newnes. Contemporary owner's name on inside cover. A few minor thumb prints to prelims. No other marks. Tight even binding. The blue cloth boards have a few minor marks and knocks especially a coffee ring to the front. A little rubbing to edges and a small tear to top of spine. The gilt lettering still shows clear and bright however. A good/very good copy of this scarce early edition. <br/> <br/> George Newnes hardcover
1931970Q16London: John Murray 1931-34. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None. A beautiful Riviere-bound pair of novels from Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle the uniform edition in a prize binding for Grosvenor School. A lovely pair of works by Arthur Conan-Doyle comprising 'The Refugees' and 'Rodney Stone'.The Uniform edition of each work. Bound by Riviere in a full calf prize binding for Grosvenor School Nottingham. First published in 1893 The Refugees is one of Arthur Conan-Doyle's historical novels with the story revolving around a Huguenot guardsman of Louis XIV and an American who comes to visit France. Originally published in 1896 Rodney Stone is a thrilling gothic mystery novel telling the story of the titular character who wishes to follow in his father's footsteps and become a sailor.With prize bookplates to the front paste down of each novel. Bound by Riviere in a full calf prize binding. Externally lovely with slight fading to the spine and the odd handling mark. Bookplate to the front paste down. Spots to fore edge heavier to Rodney Stone. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just one or two spots to Rodney Stone. Near Fine John Murray hardcover
41316London. George Newnes Ltd. 1893. tall8v0 24cm 724p. extensively illustrated index original blue illustrated cloth gilt block titles and stamping on the spine full black stamped illustration on the upper cover beveled boards very good to fine ho.ds. ~ Features the first appearances of Conan Doyle's "Adventures of Sherlock Holmes": XX. - The Adventure of the Crooked Man; XXI.- The Adventure of the Resident Patient; XXII.- The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter; XXIII - The Adventure of the Naval Treaty; XXIV.-The Adventure of the Final Problem. All illustrated by Sidney Paget. Also includes "Towards the North Pole" by Dr Fridtjof Nansen. Photographs supplied by Nansen. London. George Newnes, Ltd. 1893 unknown
19902111902161000570MALLARD PRESS 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. MALLARD PRESS paperback
192079163Novela ilustrada 1920. hardcover. Bueno. Madrid s/f. La Novela Ilustrada. Cartoné lomo piel con dorados. Texto a dos columnas. 11 obras en un solo volumen. 893 pp. 26x18. Novela ilustrada hardcover
1912025707London/New York: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd./George H. Doran 1912. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. As he attempted to break away from Sherlock Holmes Conan Doyle wrote this science fiction/adventure novel set in the Amazon Basin which introduced the character Professor Challenger who would reappear in other of his non-Holmes titles. Considered one of his best novels it was made into a silent film in 1925. In 309 pages with frontispiece 15 half-tone illustrations by Harry Rountree unattributed throughout text all present secure & unblemished. First serialized in various magazines & published in book format in London by Hodder & Stoughton in 1912 this is the First American Edition from that same year unknown printing. Small 8vo 5.25" x 8.00" has olive cloth-covered boards lettered in bright gilt to front & spine lettering quite faded to the latter. Condition is VG: quite clean pages creamy white with modest tanning heavier around edges but completely unmarked. Binding strong & straight front hinge starting. Moderate rubbing to extremities heaviest with slight loss at both ends of spine & all corners. Scattered spotting to front board. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. <br/> <br/> Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd./George H. Doran hardcover
1891341844London: Burleigh Street Strand 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Some tape repair to the boards with the back board starting. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Series; The Strand Magazine: an illustrated monthly: vol. I: January to June. Physical description; 662 pages. Subjects; Arthur Conan Doyle. Science. The Strand Magazine. London: Burleigh Street, Strand hardcover
189476773London: George Newnes Limited 1894. Small 8vo. 4th edition. viii 344 10 pp. Illustrated in b/w. Publisher's gilt lettered cloth. Poor copy; binding detached from front joint and spine with wear to cloth extremities and some odd foxing/marks internally. With an ownership inscription written in pencil to ffep and a gift inscription written in ink to verso of ffep. Binding 19.1 cm tall. . Poor. Publisher's Cloth. 4th Edition. 1894. George Newnes, Limited 1894 hardcover
191814914London New York Toronto and Melbourne; Cassell and Company Ltd. 1918. 1918. First edition. Octavo pp. xxi including the half-title 1 blank 270. Publisher's original brown buckram titled to paper spine label; brown end-papers; fore-edge uncut. Blurb pasted to front free end-paper. Contemporary ownership inscriptions in ink to front paste-down and head of title-page. Spots of soiling to cloth spine-label rubbed. Contents neat. A very good copy. An anthology of psychographic works edited by the occultist Harold Bayley 1869-1965. With a two-page introduction by Conan Doyle in which the author describes Spiritualism as 'a new wave rolling in from the dim immensity of the beyond carrying cleansing and freshness to the somewhat stagnant pools into which our present religious systems have settled.' Green and Gibson C25. London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne; Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1918. hardcover
28923London Ward Lock Bowden and Co. 1892. Octavo viii224 pages original boards quarter bound in red and canvas binder's cloth gilt lettering on spine lightly rubbed frontis-piece loose name on flyleaf front hinge starting faded spine a very good copy. Scarce early edition London, Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., 1892 hardcover
28916London Hutchinson & Co. 1922. Octavo 110 pages original wrappers light chipping spine taped name on front wrapper half-title and title underlining and annotations otherwise a very good copy. First edition scarce London, Hutchinson & Co., 1922 unknown
1908RCONLIT00ef1908. Good. Conan Doyle Arthur. Literatura Sensacional. 30 issues of Sherlock Holmes stories in Catalan. Any I Numbers 1-24 and Any II Numbers 25-30. Ribab compiled by Jordi; Baxarias editor Bartomeu. Barcelona: NP 1908. 478pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Good with slightly bowed boards and lightly rippled pages. Light scattered stains on several pages. Catalan language. hardcover
193167131London: John Murray 1931. Spine tanned gilt titles dulled light scratching and rubbing to boards closed edges heavily tanned and foxed with foxing present throughout hinges cracked with old tape repairs although textblock remains fairly firm all plates present text clean and plates bright. Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo. John Murray Hardcover
67935London: Faber and Faber 1960. Anthology of spy stories FIRST EDITION. Octavo 21 x 14cm pp.256. Elegantly hand-bound in half black calf over matching cloth sides spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean edges a little dusty/toned. Exterior as new. Near fine in an attractive recent leather binding. Contains an excerpt from Ian Fleming's James Bond novel 'Live and Let Die'. Fleming is also discussed at length within the introduction. This copy was specially bound for Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert pencil ownership within. His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming 2012 won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Gilbert Jon. Ian Fleming: The Bibliography A2a page 81. London: Faber and Faber, 1960 unknown
1912010307London: George Newnes Ltd 1912. Original publishers blue cloth binding with black and gold lettering and decoration with the Strand street scene on the front board. Six issues bound in one volume. This volume of The Strand contains : stories by P G Wodehouse namely; "Disentangling Old Percy" illus. by Alfred Leete and "Rallying Round Old George" illus. by Charle Crombie. also "Ruth in Exile" illus. by W R S Stott. and "The Tuppenny Millionaire" illustrated by Rene Bull. The Lost World 5 parts 4 to 9 by Conan Doyle illustrated by Harry Rountree also by Conan Doyle : "The Falll of Lord Barrymore" illustrated by H M Brock.plus contributions from Richard Marsh W W Jacobs E Nesbit Rider Haggard and many others. with illustrations throughout many by notable illustrators of the time.Ex libary copy with library label and remnant of a ticket pocket now removed on the front pastedown stock number to the spine also small oval library stamp to front and rear endpapers and occasionally within the book. Very good copy with slight wear to cloth at the spine ends and cornerscloth generally a bit age darkened however all very soundfirm binding. Inside hinges firm with no splitting to the endpapers. Pages all fairly clean throughout all complete and in good order. Overall very good. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. George Newnes Ltd Hardcover
1922031225New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation 1922. Book. Illus. by N. C. Wyeth. Very Good. Cloth. 1st of This Edition. Large Octavo. Gilt lettered maroon cloth with large pictorial cover on lay. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers. 13 colour illustrations by Wyeth. Wear to extremities and some scuffing to back panel but overall a very good or better copy. . Cosmopolitan Book Corporation Hardcover
28914London Watts & Co. 1920. Octavo vi58 pages original wrappers 'For Notice or Review' slip loosely inserted some light chipping on rear wrapper lightly tanned a very good copy. First edition London, Watts & Co., 1920 unknown
X19822xToronto: George N. Morang & Co. Ltd 1902. 1st canadian edition. Hardcover. Good. 9x7x0. The Covers Are Creased At The Outer Edges With Some Soil Spots. With No Gift Inscription Or Remarks Inside. 1St Canadian Edition Similar To The Uk Plates. The Rea And Front Gutters Are Damaged. Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Printed In Toronto Canada. Front And Spine White Gilt Lettering Is Faded.- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. George N. Morang & Co. Ltd hardcover
192823667London: Cassell 1928. A first edition first printing published by Cassell in 1928. A very good book with a pencil inscription to the front endpaper. In a very good wrapper with internal repair to the spine top and corners. Scarce dust wrapper. A reflective anthology concerned with death immortality and the possibility of an afterlife. Its interest lies partly in the range of contributors including G. K. Chesterton Arthur Conan Doyle and Hilaire Belloc whose views represent different spiritual literary and philosophical temperaments. The book captures a period of intense public curiosity about survival after death faith spiritualism and consolation following loss. Cassell unknown
200174601New York: 2001. 8vo. x 191 pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in pictorial jacket. Very short tear to jacket at head of its spine. Internally clean. With an introduction by Peter E. Blau who has been a Sherlockian and a Doylean for more than 40 years and was at this point the secretary of The Baker Street Irregulars. The unpublished play of Conan Doyle. Now for the first time in over a hundred years the reading public is able to study the work accompanied by contemporary scholarly essays enhancing understanding of the manuscript. 0964878828 . Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 2001. 2001 hardcover
1903SD32-SB110719-3334Smith Elder 1903-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library Smith, Elder hardcover
19902110502151003515Kaiseisha 1990. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 14 Kaiseisha paperback