Our American Adventure - with - Our Second American Adventure -
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1923 - George H. Doran Company, New York - First American Editions
Two volumes. The accounts of Doyle's two American tours, the second only a year after the first due to popular demand, investigating and speaking on matters of Spiritualism.
Illustrated with black and white photographs.
‘We live in the time of dawn, and year by year the overwhelming importance of this psychic question is forcing itself upon the public attention’ Published the same year as the London editions.
Octavo, two volumes (book size 21.3x15cm), pp. vii [3] 11-190 [2]; [6] 250. ‘American Adventure’ in publisher’s beige cloth, spine and upper board lettered in green, top edge trimmed others untrimmed; ‘Second American Adventure’ in publisher’s dark green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, all edges trimmed. Condition: Some foxing to title page of first volume, else near fine copies. Ref: 102473 Price: HK$ 2,500
Illustrated with black and white photographs.
‘We live in the time of dawn, and year by year the overwhelming importance of this psychic question is forcing itself upon the public attention’ Published the same year as the London editions.
Octavo, two volumes (book size 21.3x15cm), pp. vii [3] 11-190 [2]; [6] 250. ‘American Adventure’ in publisher’s beige cloth, spine and upper board lettered in green, top edge trimmed others untrimmed; ‘Second American Adventure’ in publisher’s dark green cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, all edges trimmed. Condition: Some foxing to title page of first volume, else near fine copies. Ref: 102473 Price: HK$ 2,500