‘Dangerous Work.’ Diary of an Arctic Adventure. Ed. John Lellenberg and Daniel Stashower.


Book Description
First edition, one of 150 copies for the “Special Edition”. 4to. pp. [8], 368; illusts., maps; as new in original cloth-backed boards, gilt, in the original slipcase.
Dealer Notes
In 1880, Conan Doyle - later to become the creator of the Sherlock Holmes stories - sailed as a ship’s surgeon aboard the Arctic Whaler Hope from Peterhead into northern waters. This is the first publication of his diary, which contains a high quality reproduction of the original journals together with an annotated transcription.
Author
Doyle, Arthur Conan.
Date
2012
Binding
Original cloth-backed boards in slipcase
Publisher
London: The British Library
Condition
See description
Pages
[8], 368
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