Baring-Gould (Sabine) Margery of Quether and other stories
£750
London, Methuen, 1891.
First edition. 8vo. 1p. adverts + 16pp. publisher’s catalogue, dated February 1892. Original plain red buckram, gilt lettering to spine.
A very good copy of this collection of tales by bibliographer, antiquary and lycanthaphile Sabine Baring-Gould. The title-tale is a harrowing vampire story, considered by some as a source book for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Scarce.
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Slight rolling and very minor sunning, but overall a very good copy.
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