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Arthur Conan Doyle, with ALS
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Sherlock Holmes: Adventures and Memoirs
Arthur Conan Doyle, with ALS
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [and] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes Limited, 1892-1894.
First editions in book form, with an ALS from the author laid in. Adventures with "violent" for "violet" on p. 317 and binding with no name on the street sign. Memoirs ends with "The Final Problem," in which Doyle killed off his celebrated detective in an epic struggle with Moriarty, his arch enemy, at Reichenbach Falls. His readers, however, encouraged him to write The Hound of the Baskervilles (see next lot), set before "The Final Problem," and a year later Doyle resurrected him entirely for The Return of Sherlock Holmes. In the letter to his publisher, Doyle helps a young writer of detective fiction called Miss Fitzpatrick. Green & Gibson A10a and A14a.
Two volumes, quarto. Illustrated by Sidney Paget (a little spotting internally, particularly to first part of vol. 1; remnants of old description adhered to endpaper of vol 2.) Original pictorial cloth (a little light rubbing, a little wear at tips); custom box. [Housed with:] Autograph letter signed, "A. Conan Doyle," to publisher Grant Richards, n.d. Two page, small octavo, on Undershaw stationery. Writing on behalf of a writer named Miss Fitzpatrick (who published under the name Keith Fleming) whom he wishes to help. He notes that he "asked her to send an MS to me that I might judge it. She sent one called 'The Case of Alan Dunraven' (about 40,000 words). It was much better than I expected - a real good sensational story. I want to help her to get it published."
Arthur Conan Doyle, with ALS
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [and] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London: George Newnes Limited, 1892-1894.
First editions in book form, with an ALS from the author laid in. Adventures with "violent" for "violet" on p. 317 and binding with no name on the street sign. Memoirs ends with "The Final Problem," in which Doyle killed off his celebrated detective in an epic struggle with Moriarty, his arch enemy, at Reichenbach Falls. His readers, however, encouraged him to write The Hound of the Baskervilles (see next lot), set before "The Final Problem," and a year later Doyle resurrected him entirely for The Return of Sherlock Holmes. In the letter to his publisher, Doyle helps a young writer of detective fiction called Miss Fitzpatrick. Green & Gibson A10a and A14a.
Two volumes, quarto. Illustrated by Sidney Paget (a little spotting internally, particularly to first part of vol. 1; remnants of old description adhered to endpaper of vol 2.) Original pictorial cloth (a little light rubbing, a little wear at tips); custom box. [Housed with:] Autograph letter signed, "A. Conan Doyle," to publisher Grant Richards, n.d. Two page, small octavo, on Undershaw stationery. Writing on behalf of a writer named Miss Fitzpatrick (who published under the name Keith Fleming) whom he wishes to help. He notes that he "asked her to send an MS to me that I might judge it. She sent one called 'The Case of Alan Dunraven' (about 40,000 words). It was much better than I expected - a real good sensational story. I want to help her to get it published."
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