Set Reminder2023-04-20 12:00:002023-04-20 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : A Study in Sherlock: The Curious Collection of Robert Hess Part I https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/a-study-in-sherlock-the-curious-collection-of-robert-hess-part-i-21932 This was the first sale from Robert Hess's collection of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. High spots in every category related to these two subjects included original illustration art, first editions, signed photos, and archives of letters.
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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). Partially typed Customs document signed (?A Conan Doyle?), London, 19 June 1893. One-page, oblong 12mo, accomplished in manuscript, old folds, docketed with stamp and hand notations with the c/o of AP Watt who was regarded as the first true agent. A customs form for authorization by Doyle to use Williams and Norgate to import seven copies of ?The Refugees? published in Leipzig by Bernard Tauchnitz for personal use and one copy each of all titles hereafter. The first UK edition of The Refugees was published that same year by Longmans, Green and Co.