I've arrived in Australia for a family visit. Every now and then, if I see something in Australia I'll order it and have it delivered to my parents in Sydney, knowing that at some point I'll be able to pick up the books when I visit (or when they visit me).
So today was an unboxing day as I arrived in Sydney - here are some of the things:
'Sherlock Holmes and Music' by Guy Warrack, 1947. I'm confident I purchased this because it's in a beautiful dust jacket. Warrack was a Scottish composer, music educator and conductor.
This is James Montgomery's 1953 Christmas Annual. On right is a magnification of the delightful illustration with a hansom cab.
Bill Barnes gifted me this wonderful pin of Sherlock on a map of Australia. Will be wearing this one with pride!
I'd been looking for this printing of the script for Jeremy Paul's 'The Secret of Sherlock Holmes' for quite a while - this edition was printed in 1996.
I hadn't seen this small pamphlet before, published by Favil Press in 1981. It contains a speech by Doyle on the origin of Sherlock Holmes, given at a Stoll Film Studios convention in New York in 1921. I assume Richard Lancelyn Green was involved in the booklets publication, as he signed this copy, dedicated to Michael Pointer (died 1998, an expert on Sherlock Holmes on stage and screen).
Non-Sherlockian, but I love the writings of L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace. 'The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings' was written by the team, but only Meade is listed on the cover. It also has illustrations by Sidney Paget. This early copy has been in Australia a long time - there's a gift dedication from 1909.
This book is the script of the famous 1925 film of 'The Lost World', published in 1993.
Finally, I recently purchased some books that were owned by Doug Elliott. For me this is special - a signed copy of Basil Rathbone's memoirs.
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