Hardcover
1828 · London
by Polidori, John William; Lord Porchester; John Wilson Croker;
London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones; Henry Colburn; John Murray, 1828. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three works bound together. 'The Vampyre" by Polidori, is a first edition, Sherwood, Neely & Jones state 3 (Viets IV), bound without half-title else in near fine condition.
Don Pedro by Lord Porchester is also a first printing and in very good condition. 'The Battle of Trafalgar' by Croker is a tenth printing and has a marginal dampstain.
All bound in one volume in contemporary half leather, paste paper boards. The binding is rubbed with corner and edge wear and the board papers are chipped in places, but still a very good appearance with strong hinges.
'The Vampyre' is first edition of what is considered the first book on Vampires. The 'Extract', pp. 73-84, is present.
Viets in PBSA LXIII (1969), 83-103.
. (Inventory #: 23819)
Don Pedro by Lord Porchester is also a first printing and in very good condition. 'The Battle of Trafalgar' by Croker is a tenth printing and has a marginal dampstain.
All bound in one volume in contemporary half leather, paste paper boards. The binding is rubbed with corner and edge wear and the board papers are chipped in places, but still a very good appearance with strong hinges.
'The Vampyre' is first edition of what is considered the first book on Vampires. The 'Extract', pp. 73-84, is present.
Viets in PBSA LXIII (1969), 83-103.
. (Inventory #: 23819)
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