Dracula by Bram Stoker Grosset & Dunlap 1897 1st Edition RARE
$ 35.17
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Dracula by Bram Stoker Grosset & Dunlap 1897 1st Edition RARE. A RARE FIND Dracula by Bram Stoker. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, NO dust jacket. The book is presented in its original orange cloth boards, stamped in black. It is a gothic horror novel written by Irish author Bram Stoker. A RARE FIND Dracula by Bram Stoker. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, NO dust jacket. The book is presented in its original orange cloth boards, stamped in black. It is a gothic horror novel written by Irish author Bram Stoker. The story follows the efforts of Professor Abraham Van Helsing and others to defeat the vampire Count Dracula. Dracula was first published by Archibald Constable and Company in London, 1897. Only 3000 copies of the first English edition were printed, yet the book received very positive reviews in England. Arthur Conan Doyle declared it "the very best story of diablerie [black magic] which I have read for many years." A popular American publisher of reprints, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, used The Country Life Press, Garden City, New York to reprint Dracula for the United States readers. Grosset & Dunlap, the publisher retained the original first edition publishing date 1897 on the Copyright Page. Almost all 20th century copies of Dracula retain the original 1897 date. For Dracula aficionados, this a great book and a great buy. Book Dimensions: L 8.75" in. x W 5.25" W x 1.50" H.
