\"Jack London, Sherlock Holmes & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\" Dale L Walker 1974 RARE For Sale

A scarce private-press pamphlet linking two giants of American and British letters — Jack London and Sherlock Holmes/Conan Doyle — by noted Jack London scholar Dale L. Walker. Hand-set letterpress from Alvin S. Fick\'s tiny press in Amsterdam, NY, 1974.

A crossover piece for Sherlockians, Jack London collectors, and fans of American private press printing.

This is a 1974 first edition of Jack London, Sherlock Holmes & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a monograph by Dale L. Walker exploring the connections between Jack London and Arthur Conan Doyle\'s Sherlock Holmes canon. Walker was a respected Jack London scholar and biographer — his other credits (listed on the book\'s own \"Books by\" page) include The Fiction of Jack London: A Chronological Bibliography and C.L. Sonnichsen: Grassroots Historian.

Published by The Private Press of Alvin S. Fick, Amsterdam, New York, 1974. Fick\'s press (also known as Ursus Press) was a small hand-set letterpress operation that produced short-run books and miniatures for collectors of fine printing — copies of his work turn up rarely and tend to attract private-press and fine-printing collectors as much as subject-matter collectors.

Condition notes

• Stiff paper wraps, tan/ochre color, deckle-edged fore-edge
• Text block clean, tight binding
• No noticeable foxing, spine wear, or bumped corners

Why it\'s collectible:

• Crossover appeal — Sherlockiana collectors, Jack London collectors, AND private-press/fine-printing collectors all want in
• Small print run typical of Fick\'s press (likely well under a few hundred copies — worth checking the colophon page you didn\'t photograph for the exact limitation number)
• Out of print, scarce on the secondary market

SELLER’S STATEMENT

Please inspect the photos to assess the condition and contents of these pre-owned items, all of which are in good, extremely usable condition. All are in firm condition, with tight binding and no loose pages.

Search the internet and you’ll find individual copies of these items tend to be scarce and sell for more individually than we are asking for them together. We offer all these items together at a reduced price because we need to cull our library of volumes quickly. That’s why we will sell these items together and will not separate them for individual sale. Requests to do so will not be answered.

Seller’s statement: As I continue to downsize my collection of books, I’m focusing on unusual phenomena, occultism, magic and related subjects. I’ve offered several difficult-to-find items on in the hope of reaching a broader group of collectors. It’s possible that some may be of interest to you. Please glance over these current items is the \"More from this Seller\" section.