![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the present volume, his demand prompted Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ![]() "We shall each write a ghost story," Byron historically proclaimed. In the course of a long evening, the group's conversation turned to topics relating to the monstrous, supernatural and undead. Polidori conceived this important gothic tale at Lake Geneva when he accompanied Byron on a visit with Percy and Mary Shelley in 1816. In near fine condition with Polidori’s name in faint ink inscribed on the title page. With the earlier misprint of “lmost” on the last line of page 36 which is often corrected, the preface in its uncorrected state, and the half title page which is often not present. The second Sherwood, Neely and Jones issue with the offending title and half title pages reset and the rest of the book consisting of sheets from the first Colburn issue (Viets, 101-102). Item Number: 95359įirst edition of “the first vampire story in English literature”, the first issue to remove Lord Byron’s name from the title page, the earliest obtainable issue and the first issue widely available to the public (all previous issues were suppressed to remove the incorrect authorship attribution to Byron). ![]()
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