Saxon (Peter, pseud. W. Howard Baker) The Vampires of Finistere
£250
London, Howard Baker, 1970.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 21/-.
A horror/occult novel involving a sinister cult and vampirism set on the remote coast of Brittany; part of the broader late-60s/early-70s British pulp-horror wave. “Peter Saxon” was a house pseudonym used by various writers for Remploy/Howard Baker imprints, most often by W. Howard Baker himself, to whom this book is most often attributed.
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Minor rubbing to jacket, but overall very good.
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