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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw; Hindhead; Haslemere; "My dear Grant Richards. Many thanks for cheque & pleasant note... for your loyalty to the book and for your endeavours to push it..."
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

Undershaw; Hindhead; Haslemere; "My dear Grant Richards. Many thanks for cheque & pleasant note... for your loyalty to the book and for your endeavours to push it..."

Dateapproximately 1899
Names
FormatManuscript
Notes
Autograph (black ink), written on Undershaw stationery "Telegrams- Grayshott. Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere"; undated; signed "A. Conan Doyle". Possible date suggested by auction catalogue "The Sherlock Holmes collection of Daniel Posnansky" is 1903. The letter probably refers to the publication or one of re-issues of the A.C. Doyle's novel "A duet", originally published London : Grant Richards, 1899.
Subject
    GeographyCountryEngland
    United Kingdom
    Medium
    Correspondence
    Language
      ProvenanceGift; Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection; purchased at Profiles in History's auction, December 19th 2017, Lot 16.
      CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131181239450D
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