Uncle Bernac, a Memory of the Empire by Doyle, Arthur Conan - 1959

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. 308 pages plus 2pp. ads. at rear and 1p. ad. of author's books at front, Illus. (b/w plates). . Spine darkened. Cloth on front and rear boards lighter in some areas. Some Edge wear to tips and spine. Binding is tight and square.

New York.: D Appleton., 1898. Author copyright 1896, 1897.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Bookplate removed, leaving 4 corner glue patches inside cover. Free end paper light top corner erasures.. Tauber (or Sauber or Lauber in script as part of grayscale art; illustration plates by).. 1 308 p. Red buckram cloth over boards, front title in gold encircled by silver ring of fleurs de lis and gold ring. 19 cm. 2 pgs Appleton promotions, back. From publisher's synopsis at front (with other Doyle works), "This brilliant historical romance pictures Napoleon's threatened invasion of England when his forces were encamped at Boulogne. The story abounds in dramatic incidents, and the adventures of the hero will be followed with intense interest by a multitude of readers". The tale opens on the coast of France. First published as a serial in Cosmopolitan magazine.

Smith, Elder & Co. 1897 (1st.). Original red cloth lettered in gilt. In good condition. Some minor rubbing on edges, corners lightly bumped. Spine a trifle sunned. A few small faint marks. Name inscription on second blank page. Lacks one plt. Two pages top edge uncut. Some light foxing, else generally clean & tight. 300pp.Cat.8pp. 11 illustrations by Robert Sauber Printed note by the author: "This novel has been re-written and lengthened by one third since its appearance in serial form."

DOYLE, Arthur Conan. Uncle Bernac. A Memory of the Empire. Orig. cloth. Illustrated. N.Y.: Appleton, 1897. First American edition. Green & Gibson A21c. A fine copy.

John Murray, 1929, England.. 18x12. Tela editorial. 300 pgs. Texto en inglés. Papel amarronado. Esquinas de las cubiertas rozadas. 663836

John Murray, 1929, England.. 18x12. Tela editorial. 300 pgs. Texto en inglés. Papel amarronado. Esquinas de las cubiertas rozadas. 664718

London: John Murray, 1915. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. An illustrated edition of this historical murder mystery novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, set in the Napoleonic era. The fourth impression of this illustrated edition.A historical fiction novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, a murder mystery set during the Napoleonic Wars.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and eleven plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with light marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the fore edge. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Very Good Indeed

London: George Newnes, 1902. Leather. Good Only. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A short novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, with numerous advertisements to front and rear. With previous owner's inscription to both sides of front free endpaper, of one Douglas Eady. With advertisements for garden tents, a stylish-looking cycling outfit, and Fenning's Fever Curer. The story is set in France, 1805. Conan Doyle's recurring character Brigadier Gerard appears as a major character in this short novel, which deals with the return of an exiled French aristocrat. In a half morocco binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, sound with slight shelfwear and bumping to head and tail of spine. Front hinge tender and may detach in post, despite careful packing. Internally, binding loosening in places. Slight marginal age-toning and occasional foxing. Good Only