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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan.
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- The Maracot Deep and other stories. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929
- PAPER
8vo (187 x 126mm.), first American edition, original smooth black cloth lettered and decorated in yellow, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fay Turpin, very minor wear to jacket (missing a tiny piece at top of front panel), otherwise a very fine copy.
Provenance
Adrian Homer Goldstone, bookplate; sale, Christie's New York, 8 June 1990, lot 267
Literature
Green & Gibson A47c
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Doyle's Atlantis novel, based on his close study of marine life and exploration. The American edition was published on 28 September 1929, two months after the English edition.