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DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Lost World. London: John Murray, 1914 [i.e. 1917].
8vo. 8 plates after paintings, frontispiece after a photograph. Original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine (a touch a rubbing at ends and fore-corners); folding box.
“New Edition”, INSCRIBED BY DOYLE on the title-page. In 1914, Hodder & Stoughton sold the remaining stock of the first English edition to Smith, Elder & Company. When Smith, Elder was sold to John Murray, the bulk of the 6/- edition remained, which were reissued by John Murray in 1917 with an inserted title-page. See Green and Gibson A37a (first English edition).