first edition Hardcover
1810 · London
by Stagg, J.
London: Hamblin and Seyfang for the Author, 1810. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. (2), 376pp. Half green calf. Spine intricately tooled in gilt. Red leather lettering label, gilt. Marbled paper covers, endpapers and edges in a non-pareil pattern. SMall repairs to the title page and lettering label, rubbing to edges and corners, and light soil to the binding, with some spotting to the text in places, else a very good copy.
Contains poetic tales including several relating to King Arthur and also chivalry. Harpers and Witches are also featured. But the gem of the collection lies in the first printing of The Vampyre, the story of Gertrude watching her husband fail, and finally to understand that their deceased friend was a vampire slowing draining his blood, and on his death her husband would turn on her. And, yes, she finally figures out about the wooden stakes for the husband and also the friend.
. (Inventory #: 23790)
Contains poetic tales including several relating to King Arthur and also chivalry. Harpers and Witches are also featured. But the gem of the collection lies in the first printing of The Vampyre, the story of Gertrude watching her husband fail, and finally to understand that their deceased friend was a vampire slowing draining his blood, and on his death her husband would turn on her. And, yes, she finally figures out about the wooden stakes for the husband and also the friend.
. (Inventory #: 23790)
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