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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). Micah Clarke. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889. 8°. Half title. Later brown half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt with repeated floral motifs in compartments, top edges gilt, original dark blue upper wrapper and spine bound in at the end. Provenance: Charles Plumptre Johnson (ex-libris sticker). FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE, "Yours Sincerely Arthur Conan Doyle." Green & Gibson A3(a): "1,000 copies ... Micah Clarke was the 'first solid corner-stone laid for some sort of literary reputation'."
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