First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scene from the 1932 Fox feature starring Clive Brook at front dustjacket panel. A very uncommon photoplay edition. Almost Near Fine, some spotting to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, small dampstain at lower spine end, tiny chips at spine ends. Item #31202

First American Edition, First Issue (mustard cloth and red stamping), in Second Issue dustjacket (with reviews at rear panel). A collection of later Sherlock Holmes' adventures "as brilliant as ever, and their escapades even more thrilling". Very Good or better, hint of a stain to upper rear cover, corners a bit worn, some overall mild darkening to cloth, in Very Good dustjacket, few nicks and short closed tears, top rear flap corner with light stain, pink color at spine just lightly faded. Item #23834

First American Edition, First Issue (mustard cloth and red stamping), in Second Issue dustjacket (with reviews at rear panel). A collection of later Sherlock Holmes' adventures "as brilliant as ever, and their escapades even more thrilling". Very Good, tiny cloth break and rubbing at top spine end, in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks at corners, mild signs of wear. Item #32930

First Edition. Original red cloth, black stamping. A series of disastrous speculations by the elder Girdlestone financially ruins the firm. After keeping the impending bankruptcy a secret from everyone for a time, he tells his son (whom he has fooled with a dummy ledger) about it, who is disgusted by his father's rashness. They resort to chicanery to save the firm. They plan to send an agent to the Ural mountains who will claim to have found diamond mines. Very Good, mild cocking, some light fading at spine, bookplate at front pastedown. Item #32938

First American Edition. Two Volumes, original blue cloth, tall octavo, illustrated. Doyle's two volume survey of the Spiritualism movement and the author's most comprehensive work on the subject. "Doyle has brought to bear all of his remarkable powers of narration, concentration and historical accuracy. The result is he has produced what must ever remain the standard history of the great subject of spiritualism and the supernatural". This copy with a vintage postcard laid in of the Fox House, the children of the house would become known as the earliest spiritualists. An extremely scarce Doyle set to be found in original printed dustjackets. Very Good or Near Fine, some foxing to page edges, in Very Good dustjackets, shallow chips at lower spine end of volume one jacket, some darkening to spine, volume two jacket with some shallow spine end chips and some red coloring to front panel. Item #16931

First American Edition. B. Cory Kilvert dustjacket art. Doyle's Bleiler listed fantasy novel in which Professor Challenger matches wits with a group of spiritualists. Near Fine but for ownership blindstamp at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, three closed tears (inch in length) at edges of front panel, wear at front flap edge, few small edge chips, modest soiling to panels. Item #34174

First American Edition, includes The Cardboard Box. Original light blue cloth. A Very Good attractive volume, two small spots at lower front cover edge revealing boards under cloth. Item #32941

First Edition, Brown cloth variant. Doyle's first work on spiritualism. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and few edges, few small stains. Item #25213

First American Edition. Original brown cloth, tall octavo, illustrated with frontis. Doyle's record of his first lecture tour in the United States concerning his interest in Spiritualism. He drew audiences in New York, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, New Haven, Buffalo, Toronto, Detroit, Toledo, and Chicago and repeated the tour the following year by popular demand. An extremely scarce Doyle title to be found in original printed dustjacket. Almost Near Fine, rather bold previous owner signature at title page, in nearly Very Good modestly soiled dustjacket, nickel sized chip at top spine end and top front flap corner. Item #34876

Original illustrated wrappers. Octavo. Volume 28, # 163 . July, 1904. Good, lacking rear wrap, front wrap detached. Item #32595

First American Edition. Original red cloth, original illustrated dustjacket. Historical novel of the famous bare-knuckle boxers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, such as Jem Belcher, John Jackson, Daniel Mendoza, Dutch Sam, and others. Very scarce in original 19th Century dustjacket. Near Fine but for some wear at top spine end, contemporary inscription at front endpaper, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners, split along front spine edge. Item #34384

Original illustrated wrappers. Octavo. The Strand Magazine, Volume 73, # 43 . April, 1927. Very Good, general edge wear, some loss at lower spine end. Item #32594