Dracula Myth by Gabriel Ronay (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition book with dust jacket. Price clipped DJ is clean with tape repairs and some existing tears - a few chips too. Book has clean and bright contents. Solid binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Black cloth with gilt title lettering to spine.No Dust-Jacket.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.This title was acquired from an impressive Private Library of a former Author and Academic on Occultism,Mysticism and Astrology and it has his small bookplate to the front endpaper.There is some spotting and age toning along the fore-edge of the book,8vo 180pp First Edition 1st Impression [1972].

Condition: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated First Published 1972 by W. H. Allen. This edition published 1975 by Pan Books, Ltd. Pictorial wraps, moderate shelf, corner wear. Cover depicts near cujo canines on black b.g. with red and white titles. Pages near fine; no writing. Several page photo-plate section of historical characters and locations. Bind good, square. Scarce near very good first British softcover edition. Presented here from enigmatic author Gabriel Ronay is a scholarly and fascinating study which traces the influential cult of the vampire. From its origins in pagan lore and Christian ritual to its depictions in modern horror cinema, Ronay identifies the true origins of Dracula. He traces the tales and lore from Ireland, Scotland and England across to Saxony, Italy, and the famed Transylvania peaks of eastern Europe to the wilds of Russa. Concise and well written digestible account of the terrific tales across Europe. From pagan blood-lore and the sadistic games of Countess Bathory to Nazi mysticism to the perversions of modern horror films. This fascinating survey describes unbelievable atrocities, historical barbarities, and the true nature and practice of European vampirism. Engendered by mass hysteria and sexual fantasy, the myth was exploited by Church and State alike from the Middle Ages onwards. Deeply rooted in the subconscious, the tradition is by no means dead or in danger of dying. Includes detailed index. Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay (Chaucer Press) Bungay, Suffolk. 190 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing indicated by statement at copyright: "First published in 1972." Black matte boards, green cloth spine wrap with horizontal gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Author's facsimile signature in gilt to front board: "Gabriel Ronay." Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Wonderful photo plate section with two-page spread of Hungarian empire map. Original pictorial dust wrapper features haunting violet titles on black b.g., light shelf wear; unclipped 7.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic wrapper imagery of macabre fanged nosferatu in palish green. Iconic 1970's jacket design Tim Gaydon. Scarce near fine first edition in same wrapper. Contents: "Acknowledgements; Preface; Part One: I. Of Vampires Ancient and Modern - Table: Better Known Species Believed to Have Infested Europe in the Eighteenth Century; II. Vampire Trials; III. The Vampire in England and Scotland; Part Two: IV. A Horror Writer's Stroke of Genius; V. Identifying the Historical Dracula; VI. Renaissance Europe's Fascination with the Walachian Warlord; VII. Feast in the Forest of Impaled Corpses; VIII. The Pamphleteers' Tale of Lazy Women, Sly Monks and Insolent Diplomats; Part Three: IX. The Vampire Lady of the Carpathians; X. A Lesbian Rake's Progress; XI. Elisabeth Bathory's 'Elixor of Youth' and the Blood Healing Tradition; XII. The Price of Beauty; XIII. The Case of the 650 Missing Virgins; XIV. 1611 - A Strange Trial; Part Four: XV. Russia - Ivan the Terrible and the Justification of Despotism; XVI. Germany - Vampire Horror Fiction, Blood and the Nazi Myths; XVII. USA - Dracula and the Cold War; Epilogue; and, an Index." Presented here from enigmatic author Gabriel Ronay is a scholarly and fascinating study which traces the influential cult of the vampire. From its origins in pagan lore and Christian ritual to its depictions in modern horror cinema, Ronay identifies the true origins of Dracula. He traces the tales and lore from Ireland, Scotland and England across to Saxony, Italy, and the famed Transylvania peaks of eastern Europe to the wilds of Russa. Concise and well written digestible account of the terrific tales across Europe. Printed in the United States of America. 180 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First printing. 1972 at title and copyright page; no additional printings stated. Black cloth boards, silver metallci spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages fine; no writing. Original pictorial dust wrapper featuring stylized gothic titles on black b.g., slight shelf wear; unclipped 2.75-net, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic wrapper imagery with ol' English D on handkerchief and two red marks, goblets, candles, etc. Wonderful photo plate section with two-page spread of Hungarian empire map. Rare fine first edition in same wrapper. Presented here from enigmatic author Gabriel Ronay is a scholarly and fascinating study which traces the influential cult of the vampire. From its origins in pagan lore and Christian ritual to its depictions in modern horror cinema, Ronay identifies the true origins of Dracula. He traces the tales and lore from Ireland, Scotland and England across to Saxony, Italy, and the famed Transylvania peaks of eastern Europe to the wilds of Russa. Concise and well written digestible account of the terrific tales across Europe. Includes detailed index. Printed and bound in Great Britain. 180 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.