Author: Charles Altamont Doyle; Michael Baker
Title: The Doyle Diary: The Last Great Conan Doyle Mystery with Holmesian Investigation Into the Strange and Curious Case of Charles Altamont Doyle
Description: New York and London, Paddington Press Ltd. 1978. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this facsimile reproduction of the diary and sketchbook of Charles Altamont Doyle, the father of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. First edition. Illustrated throughout with many colour images. A complete facsimile of the bizarre and hauntingly beautiful sketchbook diary of Charles Altamont Doyle, an English illustrator, watercolourist and civil servant remembered today primarily for being the father of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of fictional character Sherlock Holmes. With a Holmesian investigation into the strange and curious case of Charles Altamont Doyle by Michael Baker, a British writer and television producer. Includes the original advertisement from Paddington Press and a postcard. In the original cream cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd very small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Minor sunning to the spine with light spotting to the fly leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

Keywords: Doyle Diary Sketchbook Holmesian Diary Not Stated


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