Bibliographical Books
Bibliographical Studies presents books devoted to the bibliography and publication history of Arthur Conan Doyle's works. These reference volumes document first editions, periodical appearances, translations, reprints, adaptations, criticism, and related material, making them essential tools for collectors, researchers, and readers interested in the history of Conan Doyle in print.
The books are listed by scope and bibliographical importance rather than strictly by date, beginning with the main general bibliographies of Arthur Conan Doyle's writings.
Conan Doyle Bibliographies
A Bibliography of A. Conan Doyle
By Richard Lancelyn Green and John Michael Gibson
Hudson House
2000
726 pages
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A Bibliography of A. Conan Doyle is the principal bibliography of Arthur Conan Doyle’s writings. First published by Clarendon Press in 1983 and issued in a revised and expanded edition by Hudson House in 2000, it provides a detailed bibliographical record of Conan Doyle’s fiction, plays, pamphlets, speeches, prefaces, periodical contributions, newspaper writings, and other works. It remains the essential reference book for the study of Conan Doyle’s published output.
Arthur Conan Doyle: Eine illustrierte Bibliographie der Veröffentlichungen im Deutschen Sprachraum
By Gerhard Lindenstruth
Verlag Munniksma
1994
236 pages
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Arthur Conan Doyle: An Illustrated Bibliography of Publications in the German-speaking World is an illustrated bibliography devoted to Arthur Conan Doyle publications in German. Compiled by Gerhard Lindenstruth, it records German-language editions, translations, and related publications, making it a specialized reference work for the study of Conan Doyle's reception and publication history in German-speaking countries.
Conan Doyle Bibliography
By Gaby Goldscheider
Privately Published
1977; reprinted 1979 and 1997
40 pages
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Conan Doyle Bibliography is a short bibliographical booklet devoted to Arthur Conan Doyle's writings. First issued in 1977, reprinted with minor corrections in February 1979, and later published in May 1997 as a limited edition of 200 numbered and signed copies, it provides a compact reference list of Conan Doyle's works and belongs with the smaller specialist bibliographies that appeared before the Green and Gibson bibliography.
A Bibliography of First Appearances of the Writings by A. Conan Doyle
By Benny R. Reece
Furman University
1975
48 pages
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A Bibliography of First Appearances of the Writings by A. Conan Doyle is a limited bibliographical work devoted to the first appearances of Conan Doyle's writings. Published by Furman University in 1975 in a limited edition of 300 copies, it records early periodical and book appearances of Conan Doyle's works and stands as a useful precursor to later comprehensive bibliographies.
A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D., LL.D., 1879-1928
By Harold Locke
D. Webster
1928
84 pages
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A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Writings of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D., LL.D., 1879-1928 is an early bibliographical catalogue of Conan Doyle's writings. Compiled during Conan Doyle's lifetime, it covers books, magazine contributions, pamphlets, plays, prefaces, and other printed material published between 1879 and 1928. Although superseded by later bibliographies, it remains an important historical reference for early Conan Doyle bibliography.
Sherlock Holmes Bibliographies
A Holmes and Doyle Bibliography
By Timothy J. Johnson
High Coffee Press
2018
10 volumes
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A Holmes and Doyle Bibliography is a multi-volume bibliography intended to update and supplement Ronald Burt De Waal’s The Universal Sherlock Holmes. It covers monographs, serials, periodical articles, audio-visual material, and subject listings, with coverage beginning around 1994, the final year covered by De Waal. The bibliography is described by its compiler as a work in progress rather than an exhaustive final catalogue.
The Universal Sherlock Holmes
By Ronald Burt De Waal
Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library / G. A. Vanderburgh
1994
1786 pages (4 vol.)
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The Universal Sherlock Holmes is Ronald Burt De Waal’s expanded bibliographical work on Sherlock Holmes. Published in multiple volumes, it greatly enlarges the scope of his earlier bibliography and records a vast range of editions, translations, criticism, adaptations, parodies, pastiches, audio-visual material, and Sherlockian publications. It is a major reference work for the bibliographical study of Sherlock Holmes and his cultural afterlife.
The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
By Ronald Burt De Waal
Bramhall House
1974
526 pages
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The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a classified and annotated bibliography of material relating to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. It lists editions, criticism, adaptations, parodies, pastiches, illustrations, societies, and other Sherlockian material. Though focused on Sherlock Holmes rather than the whole of Conan Doyle’s work, it is one of the major bibliographical tools for the study of Conan Doyle’s most famous creation.
Specific Bibliographies
Sherlock Holmes among the Pirates: Copyright and Conan Doyle in America 1890-1930
By Donald A. Redmond
Greenwood Press
1990
304 pages
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Sherlock Holmes among the Pirates is a specialized bibliographical and publishing-history study of Conan Doyle's works in America. It examines copyright, unauthorized editions, publishing practices, and the American circulation of Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle material between 1890 and 1930. Although narrower than a general bibliography, it is an important study for understanding the publication history and bibliographical complications of Conan Doyle’s works in the United States.
