CARR, John Dickson - The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

New York City, Harper & Brothers, 1949. 1st edition. Hardcover. pp. x, 304. 8vo. Light shelf wear; else vg in slightly chipped and torn; else good dj. An entertaining and readable biography of the creator of Sherlock Holmes by the famed mystery writer Carr. States 'Copyright 1948, 1949' on copyright page, but small rubber stamp neatly covers '1948'. States 'First Edition / A-Y' underneath (indicating the book was published in January, 1949). Green & Gibson E 2.4 does not offer an explanation for this. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

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