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Printemps
Series (Series 152)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and
Altemus - Altemus published the works of numerous authors whose works
they were not authorized to publish. For the most part these were books
not covered by the copyright act. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix
Potter was probably the most well known of the Altemus unauthorized
books. In fairness however, perhaps the most well known and popular
books “pirated” were the 4 books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These were
published as part of the Printemps Series.
The Printemps Series was a 25
book series published in its entirety in 1895 and only 1895. The cloth
multicolored cover was the same for all this series’ books. It is
presumed it was jacketed with a jacket that matched the cover but this
has not been verified.
Confirming the scarcity of
these books is the fact that the classic bibliography of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle by Green and Gibson only mentions two of the four Doyle
books published in the series (The Sign of the Four and Beyond the
City). Omitted are A Case of Identity and Other Stories (shown here)
and A Study in Scarlet.
These books are without
illustrations and are 6.5” x 4.5”.
A Printemps Series
advertisement as well as the cover of a Doyle book are seen below.
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