Stoker (Bram) The Lair of the White Worm
£895
London, Rider, 1911.
First edition. 8vo. Original bright red ribbed cloth titled in gilt to spine and front board, decorated in blind.
One of the slightly “fatter” copies, which we instinctively feel might denote an earlier part of the print run. A very handsome copy indeed of the book that is counted as second only to Dracula itself as showcasing Stoker’s extraordinary ability with the grisly and the horrifying.
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A little very minor toning and spotting to extremities; gilt to spine slightly tarnished, but really a very good copy.
Pamela Colman Smith (she of the Tarot Cards) frontispiece with tissue guard, and five other absolutely crazed full page plates.
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London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1891 [but 1890].
First edition. Inscribed presentation copy from the author. 8vo. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and bordered in blind.
A rare beast, Stoker's first novel, published on the 18th of November 1890, with the title post-dated 1891. Preceding Stoker's most famous work Dracula by 6-7 years, this adventure novel concerning the discovery of lost treasure and the crown of the legendary king of the snakes is set in Western Ireland, and contains some interesting subtle gothic notes foreshadowing the author's later works.
Inscribed on the half-title, 'G. Biggs from Bram Stoker 20.11.90', under which someone, probably G.Biggs, has helpfully also noted in pencil, '2 days after publication'.