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DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN.
The Lost World.
Illustrated with photographic
portrait frontispiece of members of the expedition, 6 plates and two full-page line cut
maps. 8vo, original blue cloth, front cover lettered in white with vignette gilt-stamped,
spine lettered in gilt, slightly creased; dust jacket, overall minor rubbing and surface soiling,
some areas of restoration along spine panel ends and folds on verso, other light edgewear;
front hinge strengthened, mild discoloration to endpapers; housed in custom leather slip-
case.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912]
[6,000/9,000]
FIRST EDITION
,
ORDINARY
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PAPER EDITION
.
Virtually unobtainable in the original dust
jacket. The large-paper copy (of an edition of 190) is more common.While copies of the so-
called “ordinary edition” appear occasionally at auction, they are invariably compromised and
lack the dust jacket.The jacket image is that of Conan Doyle disguised as Professor Challenger.
A true rarity.
