Dracula Legend, Signed (3 results)

1st Dessert Island Books Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Provenance: signed by author. Physical description: 256 pages; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251) and index. Contents: Background. The vampire -- The vampire in Christian Europe -- The vampire in literature -- The life and works of Bram Stoker -- Origins of Dracula -- Dramatis personae. From Vlad Dracula to Count Dracula -- 'Thank God for good brave men/ -- 'Sweet, sweet, good, good, women' -- Perspectives. 'Kiss me with those red lips -- Freud, orality, and incest -- 'The blood is the life' -- Tarot and the Grail -- 'The count is criminal'. Subjects: Dracula Count (Fictitious character). Stoker, Bram 1847-1912 Dracula. Stoker, Bram 1847-1912 Dracula Criticism and interpretation. 1800-1899. Gothic revival (Literature) Great Britain History 19th century. Horror tales, English History and criticism. Vampires in literature. Gothic revival (Literature). Horror tales, English. Vampires in literature. Gothic revival (Literature). English fiction. 3 Kg.

1st Dessert Island Books Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.Provenance: signed by author. Physical description: 256 pages; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251) and index. Contents: Background. The vampire -- The vampire in Christian Europe -- The vampire in literature -- The life and works of Bram Stoker -- Origins of Dracula -- Dramatis personae. From Vlad Dracula to Count Dracula -- 'Thank God for good brave men/ -- 'Sweet, sweet, good, good, women' -- Perspectives. 'Kiss me with those red lips -- Freud, orality, and incest -- 'The blood is the life' -- Tarot and the Grail -- 'The count is criminal'. Subjects: Dracula Count (Fictitious character). Stoker, Bram 1847-1912 Dracula. Stoker, Bram 1847-1912 Dracula Criticism and interpretation. 1800-1899. Gothic revival (Literature) Great Britain History 19th century. Horror tales, English History and criticism. Vampires in literature. Gothic revival (Literature). Horror tales, English. Vampires in literature. Gothic revival (Literature). English fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A set assembled by a collector including the numbered issue of the book, the advance reading copy (ARC/Proof), and the promotional chapbook, The Funeral, all housed in a custom clamshell box. Bloodlines reprints several screenplays and film treatments by Matheson, with the full text of the novel I Am Legend. Edited by Mark Dawidziak, with essays by John Carpenter, Mick Garris, Richard Christian Matheson, and others. 8-1/2 by 11-1/4 inches (book). 520 pages. The book was limited to 500 copies, signed by Richard Matheson and the editor. The chapbook was published in an edition of 552 copies. First edition of this collection. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket; no. 72 of 500. Proof also fine. Chapbook covers lightly rubbed at the spine. The custom box is fine but for light scuffing to the sides.