English Literature, History, Fine Bindings, Private Press and Children’s Books, including the First Folio of Shakespeare

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Lot 147
  • 147

Stoker, Bram.

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Description

  • Dracula. Archibald Constable and Co., 1897
8vo, first edition later issue ('Shoulder of Shasta' advertisement present at end), presentation copy inscribed by the author ("To T.S. Thomson, | With best wishes | Bram Stoker | 18. Nov 1897" on half-title), 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, original yellow cloth lettered in red, some spotting and browning, occasional soiling, minor chip to foot of title-page, browning to endpapers, binding worn and soiled, some bubbling to covers, slightly skewed, extremities bumped, hinges split

Provenance

T.S. Thomson (authorial inscription)

Literature

Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone

Catalogue Note

a rare inscribed presentation copy of the first edition of the world's most famous vampire story