Isbn: 9780312242510 - the doctor and the detective: a biography of sir arthur conan doyle (28 résultats)

Hardback. Etat : Very Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or limited writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Etat : Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardback. Etat : Very Good.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. Looks fine and bright but has a very few straight bracket lines in edge margin next to a few paragraphs. All else including jacket is fine and unmarked. First edition and first printing indicated.

Hardcover. Etat : Collectible - Acceptable. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. First edition by number code. Boards have shelf wear.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Book in plain black boards and unclipped jacket in mylar cover have minor shelf-wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. Previous owner's embossed seal on title page.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. VERY GOOD HARDCOVER WITH DJ.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this hardcover book. Full number line including the "1". Black paper boards with gold foil lettering. Boards are rigid and warp-free. A 1/8" indent on bottom of rear board. Spine is flat and square. Corners are crisp. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Pages are clean, crisp and bright. DUST JACKET complete, NOT price-clipped [$27.95]. A clean, crisp copy showing extremely minor rubbing, maybe a tiny micro-blemish upon close inspection. Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Synopsis This entertaining, smart biography of Arthur Conan Doyle presents a modern day interpretation of the man who, contrary to his best efforts, will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was, however, much more, as Booth shows us in this intriguing study of a man who thrived on the times in which he lived. While Holmes fans will be captivated by the various tidbits that offer insight into their hero's creation; others will be fascinated by this living embodiment of the Victorian masculine ideal. Writings of the author: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Valley of Fear, His Last Bow, The Case‑Book of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost World, The Poison Belt, The Land of Mist, The Maracot Deep, Micah Clarke, The White Company, Sir Nigel, Rodney Stone, The Stark Munro Letters, The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard, The Adventures of Gerard, The Tragedy of the Korosko, The Doings of Raffles Haw, The Mystery of Cloomber, The Captain of the Polestar, Round the Red Lamp, The Green Flag, The Last Galley, Danger! and Other Stories, The Coming of the Fairies, The History of Spiritualism, The Wanderings of a Spiritualist, The Vital Message, A Scandal in Bohemia, The Final Problem, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Empty House, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, The Adventure of the Six Napoleons, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Red‑Headed League, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The Adventure of the Priory School, The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual, The Adventure of the Second Stain.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. Stated first U.S. Edition. First printing. Unclipped, mylar protected dust jacket. Like new condition. The DJ is as new, also. Not a remainder.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Etat : acceptable. Ausreichend/Acceptable: Exemplar mit vollständigem Text und sämtlichen Abbildungen oder Karten. Schmutztitel oder Vorsatz können fehlen. Einband bzw. Schutzumschlag weisen unter Umständen starke Gebrauchsspuren auf. / Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. (which must be noted). Binding, dust jacket (if any), etc may also be worn.…

hardcover. First Edition. New in dust jacket. First edition, 1st printing. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Etat : Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Minotaur Books, 2000. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.

black hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. first page of bibliography has a crease, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first u.s. edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xii+371p. glossy b&w photo illustrations. bibliography. index. biography. english literature. sherlock holmes. doctor watson. detective fiction. english literature. british history. spiritualism. cottingley fairies. history of medicine. boer war. ~ "But is it not on the verge of inanity To put down to me my creation's crude vanity? He the created, the puppet of fiction, Would not brook rivals nor stand contradiction. He, the created, would scoff and would sneer, Where I, the creator; would bow and revere. So please grip this fact with your cerebral tentacle, The doll and its maker are never identical. ~Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ~ Contrary to his best efforts, Arthur Conan Doyle will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. However, as Martin Booth shows us in this extensively researched, insightful biography, Doyle was far more. Raised by his mother while his father, a disappointed artist, lost himself to drinking and fishing, Doyle read voluminously as a child: By fourteen he had learned French so that he might read Jules Verne in the author's original language. After training to be a doctor as a young man, Doyle abandoned medicine to pursue a literary career that would eventually bring him great wealth: He was the first blockbuster popular novelist. Throughout, Doyle never passed up an opportunity for adventure: He took a voyage on an Arctic whaler, was an all~around sportsman and inveterate traveler, popularized skiing in Switzerland, served as a doctor in the Boer War, twice stood as a prospective member of parliament, invented safety aids in the Great War, and, as a social crusader, fought against injustice all over the world. A man of enormous self~confidence, he had the courage of his convictions, knew where his duty lay, and was never afraid to become embroiled in controversy. From his vigorous andsuccessful campaigns on behalf of prisoners who had been wrongly convicted to his exhaustive crusade to spread the doctrines of spiritualism, Doyle led a fascinating life in which Sherlock Holmes was one of many highlights. Arthur Conan Doyle was, in short, an enigma, but one all too often overshadowed by his own invention, Sherlock Holmes. In this comprehensive biography, Booth carefully balances his exposition of the Great Detective and his insightful account of the life of Conan Doyle. Though Holmes fans will want to glean fascinating tidbits that offer insight into their hero's creation, others will be captivated by the author's living embodiment of the Victorian ideal. In The Doctor and the Detective, Martin Booth pays grand tribute to the paradoxical and highly versatile man, creator of one of the most enduring literary figures of the twentieth century.…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Etat : good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good ++. Etat de la jaquette : Dustjacket Very Good ++. First American Edition. xii + 371 pages. B&W plates. Very clean black background dustjacket with light wear to edges. Very clean black hardback binding. Very clean pages.

Etat : very good. Etat de la jaquette : very good. 8vo pp.371. book.

Etat : Very Good.