by:
Stoker, Bram
Dracula. Publisher:Westminster,
Archibald Constable and Company, 1897(title page), 1897(copyright
page). FIRST EDITION, of Stoker's classic VAMPIRE tale.
With advert for The Shoulder of Shasta, and publisher's catalogue.
Original publisher's yellow cloth, and red letters on both boards and
spine.
The first three printings of DRACULA were almost non different. The
first issue did not have the advert for The Shoulder of Shasta. The
fourth printing states "fourth impression" and therefore
indication is that this book is a second or third issue of FIRST
EDITION.
Condition:
Some chipping to the
top &bottom of spine (see photos). Corners bumped. Front gutter
has paper crack however still firmly holding the binding. The back
gutter is cracked and back board loose. The rest of the binding is
tight. The interior of the book is generally clean with slight
yellowing of the pages.