A Taste For Blood: Fifteen Great Vampire Tales
by Greenberg, Martin H
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0880297700
- ISBN 13
- 9780880297707
- Seller
-
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dorset Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. Hardback book is tight clean and very square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, and white, with a few dust marks to edges. Feels lightly read. Minor bumping at foot of spine. Minor crimping to edges of dust jacket, overall a tight clean near fine dusty copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Please note : this book is very heavy (1250g) overseas purchasers may be charged additional shipping. Please contact bookseller for exact price. A nice square copy of this collectible book featuring 15 novellas featuring vampires. The stories are as follows: Carmilla (1872) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; Murgunstrumm (1933) by Hugh B. Cave; The Hills of the Dead (1930) by Robert E. Howard; Black Thirst (1934) by C. L. Moore; The Shunned House (1928) by H. P. Lovecraft; The Feasting Dead (1954) by John Metcalfe; Pages from a Young Girl's Journal (1973) by Robert Aickman; Beyond Any Measure (1982) by Karl Edward Wagner; Carrion Comfort (1983) by Dan Simmons; The Yougoslaves(1986) by Robert Bloch; Bite-Me-Not, or, Fleur de Fur (1984) by Tanith Lee; The Lost Art of Twilight (1986) by Thomas Ligotti; Blood Disease (1988) by Patrick McGrath; Midnight Mass (1990) by F. Paul Wilson; Son of Celluloid (1984) by Clive Barker. A great book full of great stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004428
- Title
- A Taste For Blood: Fifteen Great Vampire Tales
- Author
- Greenberg, Martin H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0880297700
- ISBN 13
- 9780880297707
- Publisher
- Dorset Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 590
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- King General, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horror;
- X weight
- 1250 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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