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The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's the Vampire Chronicles
by Ramsland, Katherine
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0345379225
- ISBN 13
- 9780345379221
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1994. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The author, Anne Rice's biographer, offers an interpretive reference to the world, history, and adventures of Louis, Lestat, and the rest of their kind. Stated first edition. First printing with correct full number line sequence. This is a very clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square and not bumped. Boards are clean, flat and true with minimal wear. Dust jacket is not price-clipped ($29.95) and is in great shape with just some minor edge wear/scuffing. A great addition to the library of any Anne Rice fan! This collectible, near fine/very good+, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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- Bookseller
- rarefirstscom
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000661
- Title
- The Vampire Companion: The Official Guide to Anne Rice's the Vampire Chronicles
- Author
- Ramsland, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0345379225
- ISBN 13
- 9780345379221
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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- First Edition
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- Crisp
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- Good+
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- A.N.
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Jacket
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