Arthur Conan Doyle
203 copies for sale · $20–$25,000 · 36 first editions · 4 signed
Notable copies for sale
The Great Boer War (first edition, signed, 1987) — Biblio$250
The Strand Magazine Volume 36 1908 July to December - Contains The Reminiscences of Mr. Sh (first edition, 1908) — Biblio$257
The Works of Arthur Conan Doyle The Crowborough Edition (signed) — Burnside Rare Books$20,000
The Mystery of Cloomber Inscribed (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$4,500
The short story "Borrowed Scenes" in Harper's Bazar [Bazaar], September, 1913. (first edition, 1913) — Biblio$1,200
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (1921) - Bulgaria First Edition (first edition, 1921) — Biblio$1,120
The Conan Doyle Stories: the Ring and the Camp; Pirates and Blue Water; Terror and Mystery (first edition, 1929) — Biblio$1,000
A Study in Scarlet (first edition) — Whitmore Rare Books$25,000
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. WITH: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (first edition) — Manhattan Rare Books$4,900
The White Company (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
Collection of Sherlock Holmes Novels 15 of 18 volumes (signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,850
A Study in Scarlet. (1891) — Biblio$1,225
What these are worth
THE LAND OF MIST (first edition, 1926)3 copies from 3 sellers
Each page gathers every copy on the market, what similar copies have fetched, and the spread between them.
Works on the market
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES6 copies · $51–$58
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES4 copies · $36–$75
RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES3 copies · $46–$78
THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE3 copies · $20–$48
THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES2 copies · $43–$2,500
THE LAND OF MIST2 copies · £350–£1,500
The Lost World Being An Account Of The Recent Amazing Adventures Of Professor George E Cha2 copies · $1,000–$1,250
The Valley Of Fear - A New Sherlock Holmes Story in The Strand Magazine. Vols. 48-492 copies · £795–£895
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES; Easton Press2 copies · $323
THE POISON BELT; Easton Press2 copies · $273
THE NEW REVELATION2 copies · $20–$150
THE LOST WORLD2 copies · $60–$128
A Study in Scarlet2 copies · £32–£125
THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES2 copies · $20–$103
A DESERT DRAMA BEING THE TRAGEDY OF THE KOROSKO2 copies · $50–$100
THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES2 copies · $35–$98
THE ILLUSTRATED SHERLOCK HOLMES TREASURY2 copies · $20–$75
Um Estudo em Vermelho2 copies · $40
The Sign of Four1 copy · £45,000
Market context
200 copies of Arthur Conan Doyle's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $70 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1950 (dominic winter, 2026-07-01)£80
Autograph letter signed ("A. Conan Doyle") to an unknown recipient ("Dear Sir"); with post (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£800
The Coming of the Faries, 1st edition, 1922 (dominic winter, 2026-01-01)£280
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