The lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1912

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Literature science fiction first edition 1912 | Professor Challenger stories part 1: The lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author of “the white company”, “the adventures of Sherlock Holmes”, etc. Hodder & Stoughton New York, George H. Doran Company 1912, 309 pp. Complete copy with 15 (of 15) illustrations.

Name: Literature science fiction first edition 1912 | Professor Challenger stories part 1: The lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author of "the white company", "the adventures of Sherlock Holmes", etc. Hodder &amp; Stoughton New York, George H. Doran Company 1912, 309 pp. Complete copy with 15 (of 15) illustrations.
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Attractive copy with illustrations by Joseph Clement Coll and five by Maple White. Science Fiction novel by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published in 1912. Concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. Originally published in the Strand Magazine. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures. This copy also has the illustration of the Pterodactyl. The book is sometimes seen as the sequel of Jurassic Park and Dinosaur Summer. This copy is a copy for the American market.

Brown linen binding wit some light wear, guilt letters on the front: The Lost World A. Conan Doyle. 20 x 13,5 cm. Doyle lived from 1859-1930.

[NL] The Lost World combineert een spannend avonturenverhaal met wetenschappelijke fantasie en diende als katalysator voor latere ontdekkingsromans en dinosaurus verhalen. Het introduceert memorabele personages als Professor Challenger en is een van Conan Doyle’s meest invloedrijke werken buiten zijn Sherlock Holmes-canon. The Lost World is een klassiek avontuur- en sciencefictionroman van Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, voor het eerst in Engeland gepubliceerd door Hodder & Stoughton op 3 oktober 1912 (na eerdere publicatie in afleveringen in The Strand Magazine van april–november datzelfde jaar). Dit is de editie uit 1912 bestemd voor de Amerikaanse markt.

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€ 272,50 (€ 250,00 ex. btw)

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