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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
"Undershaw; Hindhead; Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I will call about quarter to 11 on Tuesday morning if that will not be too early. If you should be a little late I can no doubt get some news from Mr. Howard. The American edition is out ..."
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Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 

"Undershaw; Hindhead; Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I will call about quarter to 11 on Tuesday morning if that will not be too early. If you should be a little late I can no doubt get some news from Mr. Howard. The American edition is out ..."

Date1902
Names
Format
Notes
Holograph (black ink) written on stationery with letterhead "Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere" in upper right corner and "Telegrams--Hindhead" slantwise across upper left corner.; In this letter, to Reginald J. Smith, head of the publishing firm Smith, Elder & Co., Doyle refers to the American edition of his monograph, The war in South Africa : it's cause and conduct and also discusses the German translation of Friederich Hertz's book, Right and wrong in the Boer War.; Letter is undated but "Rec'd 10 Mar 1902" is pencilled in.
Country:England
Medium
Extent
  • 1 folded sheet (2 unnumbered leaves) ; 18 x 23 cm, folded to 18 x 12 cm
Language
CollectionArthur Conan Doyle Collection
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131181226028D
Dewey Number823.91 D598 D598.6 V. 7 NO. 8
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Unknown