Sell or Auction Your Crowborough Works of Arthur Conan Doyle Signed for up to $2,500 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Crowborough Works of Arthur Conan Doyle
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a signed and numbered Crowborough edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for $2,507. Please see details and photos below:
Arthur Conan Doyle Signed Complete Works
Signed Crowborough Edition of “The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle” in 24 volumes. Doubleday, Doran & Company: 1930. Number 453 of 760 numbered sets signed by Doyle. Signature appears in black ink on the limitation page of the first volume. Issued in the year of his death, the Crowborough Edition was intended to be the definitive collection of Arthur Conan Doyle’s work. This set is complete and well-preserved. Twenty-four volumes in their original cloth and paper-covered boards, with printed paper backstrip labels intact. Top edges gilt. Light spotting to some of the cloth backstrips, and occasional very minor soiling to some of the boards. One volume has minor soiling to tail edge of rear matter. Bindings are tight, interiors free of bookplates and ownership markings. Pages remain clean and untrimmed. Overall a very well-preserved set, and by far the most sought after and collectible of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s works. Near fine condition. Sold for $2,507.
We also sold a UK first edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes:
Rare First U.K. Edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” — Southampton Street, London 1892 Publication
Sought-after first U.K. edition of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Published by George Newnes, Ltd.: Southampton Street and Exeter Street, Strand, London: 1892. U First edition points include (1) Southampton address on the title page and on the exterior at the base of the spine; (2) Street name absent in the cover vignette; (3) Violet is misspelled “Violent” on the 23rd line of page 317. Doyle introduced his famous detective protagonist in “The Strand” magazine, but Holmes only gained mainstream popularity with the release of this collection of a dozen vignettes. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Bound in beveled turquoise cloth boards with gilt lettering and black print design. All edges gilt. Runs 317pp. and measures 6.75″ x 9.5″. Wear to boards, minor staining to rear board and cracking to interior front hinge. Separation of fly-leaf, title page and dedication page from spine. Prior owners’ names are written on the fly-leaf. In good plus condition. Sold for $1,460.
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