Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters by Arthur Conan Doyle ISBN 13: 9780007247592

Hardback. Very Good.

HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

HarperPress, 09/17/2007. Hardcover. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

GB: HarperPress Harper Press, 2007. Charcoal cloth, silver gilt. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Bottom of spine a bit chipped. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1300g.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/VG+ DW.

HarperPress. Used - Like New. First Edition. 2007. Hardcover. Fine. Dust Jacket is Fine.

London: HarperPress, 2007 Book. Very Good. Black Cloth Boards. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Candid collection of previously unpublished correspondence which shed light on Conan Doyle's life, character and career. 710pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Silver lettering to spine, ribbon page marker. Some bumping to lower corners, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has several marks to front panel, otherwise good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London England: Harper Collins. Fine/Near Fine. 2007. First Edition First Impression. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0007247591 Hardback Hardback light shelfwear unread copy A collection of letters between Arthur Conan Doyle (author and creator of Sherlock Holmes) and his mother, covering most of his life, written between 1867 and the year of her death in 1921. Doyle was raised almost solely by his mother in Dickensian circumstances, (his father latterly suffered from dipsomania and epilepsy and so spent much of his later life in asylums). Since Sherlock Holmes's inception in 1887, he has been one of the best-known and widely read literary characters, and the subject of more radio and television shows and motion pictures than any other fictional character in history. Although Doyle and his Holmes continue to be much written about, talked about and adapted, this is the first time that this material, along with other personal papers, has ever been made… Read More

London England: Harper Collins, 2007. A collection of letters between Arthur Conan Doyle (author and creator of Sherlock Holmes) and his mother, covering most of his life, written between 1867 and the year of her death in 1921. Doyle was raised almost solely by his mother in Dickensian circumstances, (his father latterly suffered from dipsomania and epilepsy and so spent much of his later life in asylums). Since Sherlock Holmes's inception in 1887, he has been one of the best-known and widely read literary characters, and the subject of more radio and television shows and motion pictures than any other fictional character in history. Although Doyle and his Holmes continue to be much written about, talked about and adapted, this is the first time that this material, along with other personal papers, has ever been made available. Conan Doyle although most famously remembered for Holmes, was also a physician, sportsman, public figure, war correspondent, pioneer of science fiction, psychic… Read More

HarperPress, 2007-09-17. Hardcover. Very Good. 4.5939 in x 23.7817 in x 15.5838 in.

London, UK: HarperPress, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 720pp, illustrated with in-text black and white photographs. Black cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. A large and heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 8vo. These never-before published letters written mainly to his mother, shed light on the man, his life and character.

Good condition with dust cover. Dust cover is faded in places and shows some shelf wear to top edge. Binding tight and text clean.

London England: Harper Collins. Fine/Near Fine. 2007. First Edition First Impression. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0007247591 Hardback A collection of letters between Arthur Conan Doyle (author and creator of Sherlock Holmes) and his mother, covering most of his life, written between 1867 and the year of her death in 1921. Doyle was raised almost solely by his mother in Dickensian circumstances, (his father latterly suffered from dipsomania and epilepsy and so spent much of his later life in asylums). Since Sherlock Holmes's inception in 1887, he has been one of the best-known and widely read literary characters, and the subject of more radio and television shows and motion pictures than any other fictional character in history. Although Doyle and his Holmes continue to be much written about, talked about and adapted, this is the first time that this material, along with other personal papers, has ever been made available. Conan Doyle although most… Read More

London: Harper Press, 2007. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Very Good. Harper Press, London, 2007. First edition. Book condition: near fine and unread. Dust jacket: very good. Unclipped and with only minor edge wear. Spine slightly faded and a 'As heard on Radio 4' sticker to front. This stunningly candid volume of never before published letters sheds fascinating light on a man who has remained largely hidden behind his most famous character. Gracefully written and consistently revealing, these letters illuminate Conan Doyle's life, character and career as never before.

London: Heper Press, 2007. 710 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

HarperPress, 2007-09-17. Hardcover. Like New. 4.5965 cent in x 23.7819 cent in x 15.5882 cent in.

London: Harper Collins, 2007. Reprint, large 8vo, 710pp, photo illustrations, VG+ Copy in VG+ DJ. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London : HarperPress, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 710 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Spine has no subtitle. Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. Subjects: Doyle, Arthur Conan - 1859-1930 ; Correspondence. Foley, Mary ; Correspondence. Novelists, Scottish - 20th century ; Correspondence.

London : HarperPress, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 710 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Subject; Doyle, Arthur Conan Sir 1859-1930.

London: Harper Collins, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. large Octavo. Type: Book 1st printing. DJ shows very slight signs of use.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1.] FINE/VG++. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.However,to the half-title and to the repeated title separator page,there is a very faint 'ghost' of written text which to me,looks similar to some of the subject's printed facsimile writing examples,a few sentences both above and below the publisher's printed text on those pages.Have used an eraser,but still in situ and there's no evidence of any indent impressions as a result,if this was handwritten,to the text.???? Print bleed in the production of the book?Matt,lightly dulled,wrap-around pale blue background with subject's black line caricature portrait to lower edge and right-hand corner of front panel of dw/dj,along with the 3 editors' green-lettered names and b/w lettered title,similarly coloured lettered spine/backstrip,rear panel with subject's (ACD) contemporary b/w portrait photograph with white- lettered Stephen Fry quote.Negligible shelf-wear to lower edges and corners,top edges with… Read More