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Doyle, Arthur Conan Annotated Bibliography & Selected Collectible Books



Being that his name is widely recognized even among the most casual of readers, you might expect that his collectibles would be incredibly expensive, and for the most part you'd be right. Recent auctions have placed handwritten manuscripts over $300,000, and the cheapest signed copy of any Doyle book for sale at time of this writing is selling for almost $800, despite being in less than optimal condition and one of his less-known pieces.

Beginning collectors or those on tight budgets might consider starting their Arthur Conan Doyle collection with some of the many handwritten letters available, or even some of the older printings of his work. First editions of any Arthur Conan Doyle works that are in reasonably good condition will be several thousand dollars at the very least.

An important thing to keep in mind when searching for Arthur Conan Doyle collectibles is that his long-reaching, long-lasting fame makes him a target for counterfeiters; even legitimately antique books with aged signatures might be questionable. For this reason, be sure to buy from reputable dealers and known auction-houses, or at the very least have the collectible appraised before making a large investment.

One of the most important things for collectors of Arthur Conan Doyle is to stay abreast of news -- because he is so popular, when an item of his goes on sale, it often sells very quickly. This is particularly true of any of the Sherlock Holmes novels that are signed or first edition. Doyle's popularity by its very nature leads to a much more active collecting community and more competition for most items.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Tales From Many Sources. Dodd, Mead, New York (1885). First edition, 4 volumes; Publishing dates at foot of title page (Volumes 1 through 4 dated 1885, Volumes 5 and 6 dated 1886). Contains A. Conan Doyle's first published story,Bones

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Micah Clarke. Longmans Green , London (1889). First edition, American issue; American issue uses the English sheets and title page and differs only from the English issue in the publisher's imprint at the foot of the spine; Two pages of ads to rear of 421 pages of text;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Sign of Four. Spencer Blackett, London (1890). The first issue with the Spencer Blackett imprint at the foot of the spine of the retained original cloth, the page number 138 on the contents leaf missing the 8, and wishes misspelled on page 56 asw shed; Frontispiece by Charles Kerr, with tissue guard; second issue withGriffith Farran and Co's Standard Library on the spine in gilt

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Captain of the Polestar and Other Tales. Longmans, Green , London (1890). 1500 copies printed; 750 copies comprising the earliest issue with undated publisher's catalogue listing a single title by Doyle (MICAH CLARKE) on page 12; IncludesJ. Habakuk Jephson's Statement,The Great Keinplatz Experiment,The Man from Archangel,John Barrington Cowles, andThe Ring of Thoth. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Firm of Girdlestone - A Romance of the Unromantic. Chatto and Windus, London (1890).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Sign of Four. Spencer Blacket, London (1890).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Strand Magazine. The Strand, London (1891).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The White Company. Smith, Elder , London (1891). 750 Copies; Three volumes

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Harper, New York (1892). First American edition, first issue with misprintif had p.65, line 4; Illustrated with drawings by Sidney Paget;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, Limited, London (1892). misprint 'Violent Hunter' for 'Violet Hunter' p. 317 line 23 plus the Street sign on cover is blank; The text error continues through three further printings, but the second and later impressions are corrected to show the 'Southampton Street' sign on upper cover; Both volumes Illustrated throughout by Sidney Paget

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Doings of Raffles Haw. Cassell , London (1892). First edition. 2001 copies printed;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Great Shadow.. J.W. Arrowsmith (1892).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Sign of Four. Newnes, London (1892).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Jane Annie, or The Good Conduct Prize. Chappell , London (1893).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, London (1893).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Sign of Four. George Newnes, London (1893).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Harper, New York (1894). First American Edition; first issue, includingThe Cardboard Box, a story not present in subsequent editions. engravings and illustrations throughout by W. H. Hyde

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Round the Red Lamp. Appleton, New York (1894).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Round The Red Lamp Being Facts And Fancies Of Medical Life. Methuen, London (1894). First edition. 6000 copies printed; includes two fantasy tales,Lot No. 249, featuring a reanimated mummy, andThe Los Amigos Fiasco,

Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Study in Scarlet. Ward Lock, London (1895). Illustrated by James Grieg

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Stark Munro Letters. Longmans, Green , London (1895).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Rodney Stone. D. Appleton, New York (1896). Sidney Paget (illustrator)

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Rodney Stone. Smith, Elder , London (1896). Illustrations are by Sidney Paget

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard.. George Newnes,,London: (1896). 8-page publisher's catalogue dated10.2.96 inserted at rear, 24 inserted plates with illustrations by W. B. Wollen; First edition. 7,500 copies printed

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Tragedy of the Korosko. George Newnes, London (1897).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire.. Smith Elder, London (1897). 12 illustrations;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Last Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. George Newnes, Limited, London (1898). Being a New Edition of his ''Memoirs '' and 'twenty-ninth thousand ' stated on title page

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The tragedy of the korosko. Smith, Elder , London (1898). Illustrated with 40 full-page plates

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Hilda Wade. Grant Richards, London (1900). Illustrated by Gordon Browne

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Great Boer War. Smith, Elder , London (1900). 5000 copies

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. George Newnes, London (1901). These two volumes of The Strand Magazine contain the first ever appearance of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' ; The two volumes cover the periods of July to December 1901 and January to June 1902 and form volumes 22 and 23

Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Study In Scarlet With A Note On Sherlock Holmes By Dr Joseph Bell. Ward Lock London (1902).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. George Newnes, London (1902). Frontispiece and 15 full-page illustrations by Sidney Paget; First UK Edition in hardcover (and correct first); first issue in book form (first serialized in the Strand Magazine between August 1901 and April 1902), withyou foryour on page 13, line 3

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. McClure and Phillips, New York (1902). First American Edition

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures Of Gerard. George Newnes, London (1903).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Sign of Four. George Newnes, London (1903).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return of Sherlock Holmes. McClure, Philips, New York (1905). 1st ed, precedes UK edition

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Return Of Sherlock Holmes.. George Newnes, London (1905). FIRST UK EDITION; Illustrated by Sidney Paget with 16 black and white plates

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Sir Nigel.. Smith, Elder , London (1906). Eight black and white plates by Arthur Twidle;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire. London: Smith Elder (1906).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Through the Magic Door. Smith, Elder , London (1907). 5,000 copies;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Round The Fire Stories. Smith, Elder, London (1908). inserted frontispiece with illustration by A. Castaigne; 6000 copies printed; Collection of seventeen stories, mostly criminous or fantastic, the latter includingThe Leather Funnel, an antiquarian ghost story worthy of M. R. James,Playing With Fire, andThe Brown Hand.The Man With the Watches andThe Lost Special.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Crime of the Congo. Doubleday, Page , New York (1909).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Last Galley. Smith, Elder London (1911). one a color frontispiece by N. C. Wyeth, black and white illustration by Harry Rountree; 6000 copies printed

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Case of Oscar Slater.. George H. Doran, New York (1912). First US edition, first printing;

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. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1912). 1000 sets of sheets for of the Presentation edition were printed, but only 190 copies of the first issue were produced

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. Hodder and Stoughton, New York (1912).

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. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1913). With sixteen full-page black and white plates drawn by Harry Rowntree; Illustrated with sixteen plates

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. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1914). FIRST ISSUE, FIRST EDITION, IN LARGE PAPE; 3 volumes;Bound in publisher's light blue cloth (first issue), publisher's tan cloth (second issue), and publisher's tan cloth with new imprint (third issue); 1000 copies only, 190 were issued in blue cloth; coloured portrait frontispiece; illustrated endpapers; 12 illustrations some colour, 2 maps

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Valley of Fear.. Doran, New York (1914). With seven full page illustrations by Keller (including frontispiece); First US Edition

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Valley of Fear. Smith, Elder , London (1915). First American edition, preceding the British edition

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The British Campaign in France and Flanders 1914 - 1918.. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1916). Folding general map and 13 full-page sketch maps and plans

Doyle, Arthur Conan. His Last Bow. A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes.. George H. Doran, NY (1917).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. His Last Bow. A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes.. John Murray, London (1917). Preface by Dr. Watson; 6-page publishers catalogue at rear, includes Adventure of Wisteria Lodge, The Cardboard Box, The Red Circle, The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Dying Detective, The Devil's Foot, The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, and His Last Bow

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Guards Came Through And Other Poems. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto (1919). first Canadian ( Toronto) edition; 260/250 sheets were issued in Canada by McClelland and Stewart.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Vital Message. George H. Doran New York (1919). First American Edition;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Vital Message.. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1919).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The British Campaign in France and Flanders. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1920). 1st UK Edition;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Case For Spirit Photography, with Corroborative Evidence By Experienced Researchers and Photographers. Hutchinson , London (1922). With Numerous Illustrations. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other; Preface by Fred Barlow

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Coming of the Fairies. George H Doran, NY (1922). First Edition (US);

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Coming of the Fairies. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1922).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The White Company. Cosmopolitan, NY (1922). With 13 plates by N.C. Wyeth illustrating the text; dust jacket withPrice $2.50 at the bottom of the inside front flap

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Case for Spirit Photography with Corroborative Evidence By Experienced Researchers. George H. Doran, New York (1923). First American Edition; Illustrated withverified cases of spirit photography

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Three of Them. John Murray, London (1923).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Memories and Adventures. Hodder and Stoughton, London (1924).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Memories and Adventures.. Little, Brown,, Boston (1924). First US edition.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The History of Spiritualism. Cassell, London (1926). 2 volumes; First U. K Edition; Each volume with half-title, frontispiece and 7 plates

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The History of Spiritualism. George H. Doran New York (1926). FIRST US EDITIONS; 2 Vols; Illustrated with 16 black and white plates;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Land of Mist. Hutchinson , London (1926). 24-page publisher's catalogue listing booksfor the Spring, 1926 inserted at rear

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Land Of Mist.. George H. Doran , New York (1926). First US Edition

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Pheneas Speaks. Psychic Press, London (1927).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. George H Doran, New York (1927). First American Edition, First Issue (mustard cloth and red stamping)

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. John Murray, London (1927).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Our African Winter. John Murray, London (1929).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Conan Doyle Stories. John Murray, London (1929). 6 Volumes in 1;The Ring and the Camp, Pirates and Blue Water, Terror and Mystery, Twilight and the Unseen, Adventure and Medical Life, Tales of Long Ago, 76 Stories

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Maracot Deep. Doubleday and Doran, New York (1929). First American edition.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Maracot Deep and Other Stories. John Murray, London (1929). 7970 copies printed; Collects the title novella,The Story of Spedegues's Dropper, and two Professor Challenger stories,The Disintegration Machine andWhen the World Screamed. ;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Crowborough Edition of the Works of Sir A.C. Doyle. Includes the Sherlock Holmes stories, the Professor Challenger stories, as well as the Brigadier Gerard stories and many more.. Doubleday, Doran, New York (1930). 24 volumes; Photogravure frontispiece portrait by Pirie MacDonald to Volume I; 760 numbered sets

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Edge of the Unknown. John Murray, London (1930). 909 copies

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Limited Editions Club, New York (1950). 1500 copies published

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centenary: 1859-1959. Privately Printed (1959). 100 numbered copies;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Later Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Easton Press, Norwalk (1981). 3 Volume Set; Collector's Edition, bound in Genuine Leather; corrected and edited by Edgar W. Smith, with an introduction by Vincent Starrett.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Essays on Photography. Secker and Warburg, London (1982). Edited and introduced by John Michael Gibson and Richard Lancelyn Green;

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Hound of the Baskervilles. Arion Press, San Francisco (1985). 400 copies

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Sherlock Holmes Complete Stories: The Case-Book; His Last Row; The Return; The Memoirs; The Adventures; Sherlock Holmes Complete Novels: The Valley of Fear; The Hound Of The Baskervilles; The Sign Of Four; A Study In Scarlet. The Folio Society (1996).

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Professor Challenger Series: The Poison Belt; The Lost World; The Land Of Mist And Other Stories. Easton Press, Norwalk (2005).


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