Conan Doyle: His Life and Art by Pearson, Hesketh; Arthur Conan Doyle - 1943

London: Methuen, 1943. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Very Good minus hardcover with light rubbing at the extremities and foxing to the edges of the text block and to the first two leaves in a Fair dust jacket with chips to the extremities, rubbing at the folds, soiling, and a long tear. Note that the white line along the spine in our photo is the reflection of the flash. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Text by Hesketh Pearson. vii + 193 pages; 6 b&w plates; 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Index. Biography of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the conventional Scottish doctor who pursued the occult, was interested in spiritualism and fairies, and the creator of one of the most famous characters in English literature, Sherlock Holmes.