FIRST EDITION. Full dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board. The books is slightly cocked. There is scuffing top and bottom of spine and to corners; minor foxing prelim pages. Else EXCELLENT condition. With black & white illustrations and advert pages in rear. frontispiece + 7 ills. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 -- 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and m