A Study in Sherlock, Part II: Including the Collections of Robert Hess and Roy Pilot
Thu, Feb 15, 2024 12:00PM EST
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Lot 114
DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Case for Spirit Photog...
Estimate: $200 - $300
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Case for Spirit Photography. London: Hutchinson & Co., n.d. [1922].8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Original printed green wrappers (lower cover and spine detached together, extremities sunned and soiled, upper cover corners chipped with losses). Provenance: John Angus Morris (contemporary ownership signature on title-page dated 1923).RARE FIRST BRITISH EDITION, written to defend William Hope and the Crewe Circle?s spirit photographs after they were accused of fraud by Harry Price at a sitting in January 1922. Green & Gibson B31a.
