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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.

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Undershaw; Hindhead; Haslemere; "My dear Grant Richards. Many thanks for cheque & pleasant note... for your loyalty to the book and for your endeavours to push it..."

Dateapproximately 1899

Names

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 (author)

Richards, Grant, 1872-1948 (contributor)

Format

Manuscript

Notes

Autograph (black ink), written on Undershaw stationery "Telegrams- Grayshott. Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere"; undated; signed "A. Conan Doyle". Possible date suggested by auction catalogue "The Sherlock Holmes collection of Daniel Posnansky" is 1903. The letter probably refers to the publication or one of re-issues of the A.C. Doyle's novel "A duet", originally published London : Grant Richards, 1899.

Subject

Authors, English

Medium

Correspondence

Language

ProvenanceGift; Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection; purchased at Profiles in History's auction, December 19th 2017, Lot 16.

CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131181239450D

Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 7 NO. 1

Country:England

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