Posts Tagged ‘Arthur Conan Doyle’

Library Addition: Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects

Monday, May 9th, 2022

This is another one of those out-of-the-blue “Why, yes, I do want that book” purchases.

Miranker, Cathy and Glen S., curators. Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects: From the Collection of Glenn S. Miranker. The Grolier Club, 2022. First edition hardback, reportedly one of only 500 copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. A descriptive catalog, with pictures, of items exhibited from Miranker’s Sherlock Holmes collection, including not only rare first editions (including the only know first edition, first printing of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in dust jacket), but also Doyle letters, original art, movie posters, etc. A fascinating and extensive collection. I ordered this from The Mysterious Bookshop at the usual discount, only to find out they had sold out of their copies, so I ordered another one from another source. However, before that came in, Mysterious Bookshop got more in, so I ended up with an extra copy that will go in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.

Library Addition: Signed Michael Dirda On Conan Doyle First

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Did you know that Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Didra published a book on Arthur Conan Doyle? Neither did I until I saw a signed first available from The Mysterious Bookshop for cover price.

Dirda, Michael. On Conan Doyle. Princeton University Press, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with publisher’s information card laid in. Critical book on Arthur Conan Doyle, covering both Sherlock Holmes and his other works. Bought at a dealer discount.

Dirda is an astute literary critic who also covers science, and I’m passingly acquainted with him. (He’s also bought the occasional book from me.)