Bram Stoker, Dracula, 1928, Doubleday, Doran Edition
"Dracula", by Bram Stoker, published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., New York, 1928, copyright 1897 by Bram Stoker.
Hard cover, original blood-red cloth with gilt decoration on the front board and gilt lettering on spine [some wear]; 4.1/2" x 7"; red-brownish decorated endpapers; 354 pages, very good/ fine condition.
This edition came simultaneously with the successful run in England and America of the play 'Dracula,' Balderston's adaptation, starring Bela Lugosi in his first major role. [The Lugosi vehicle ran on Broadway from October 1927 through May 19, 1928.]
In 1927, Doubleday Page were in the process of merging with the George H. Doran Company, creating Doubleday Doran. Presumably the new outfit decided to use up some leftover Doubleday-Page binding materials in late 1927 or early 1928, explaining why this volume, printed at the Country Life Press in Garden City, N.Y., states "Doubleday, Doran ... 1928" to title page, but features "DP" (Doubleday-Page) endpapers, and states "Doubleday Page & Co." to book spine.
"Dracula" is a 1897 Gothic horror novel. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Between 1879 and 1898, Stoker was a business manager for the world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale 'Dracula' published on 26 May 1897. Before writing 'Dracula', Stoker spent seven years researching European folklore and stories of vampires, being most influenced by Emily Gerard's 1885 essay, "Transylvania Superstitions".
"The Dead Un-Dead" was one of Stoker's original titles for "Dracula", and up until a few weeks before publication, the manuscript was titled simply "The Un-Dead". Stoker's notes for "Dracula" show that the name of the count was originally "Count Wampyr", but while doing research, Stoker became intrigued by the name "Dracula", after reading William Wilkinson's book "Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia with Political Observations Relative to Them" (London 1820), which he found in the Whitby Library, and consulted a number of times during visits to Whitby in the 1890s. The name "Dracula" was the patronym (Draculea) of the descendants of Vlad II of Wallachia, who took the name "Dracul" after being invested in the Order of the Dragon in 1431.
Note:
Country restrictions may apply - the lesser expansive Priority shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $40.50
View it on
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
"Dracula", by Bram Stoker, published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., New York, 1928, copyright 1897 by Bram Stoker.
Hard cover, original blood-red cloth with gilt decoration on the front board and gilt lettering on spine [some wear]; 4.1/2" x 7"; red-brownish decorated endpapers; 354 pages, very good/ fine condition.
This edition came simultaneously with the successful run in England and America of the play 'Dracula,' Balderston's adaptation, starring Bela Lugosi in his first major role. [The Lugosi vehicle ran on Broadway from October 1927 through May 19, 1928.]
In 1927, Doubleday Page were in the process of merging with the George H. Doran Company, creating Doubleday Doran. Presumably the new outfit decided to use up some leftover Doubleday-Page binding materials in late 1927 or early 1928, explaining why this volume, printed at the Country Life Press in Garden City, N.Y., states "Doubleday, Doran ... 1928" to title page, but features "DP" (Doubleday-Page) endpapers, and states "Doubleday Page & Co." to book spine.
"Dracula" is a 1897 Gothic horror novel. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Between 1879 and 1898, Stoker was a business manager for the world-famous Lyceum Theatre in London, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale 'Dracula' published on 26 May 1897. Before writing 'Dracula', Stoker spent seven years researching European folklore and stories of vampires, being most influenced by Emily Gerard's 1885 essay, "Transylvania Superstitions".
"The Dead Un-Dead" was one of Stoker's original titles for "Dracula", and up until a few weeks before publication, the manuscript was titled simply "The Un-Dead". Stoker's notes for "Dracula" show that the name of the count was originally "Count Wampyr", but while doing research, Stoker became intrigued by the name "Dracula", after reading William Wilkinson's book "Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia with Political Observations Relative to Them" (London 1820), which he found in the Whitby Library, and consulted a number of times during visits to Whitby in the 1890s. The name "Dracula" was the patronym (Draculea) of the descendants of Vlad II of Wallachia, who took the name "Dracul" after being invested in the Order of the Dragon in 1431.
Note:
Country restrictions may apply - the lesser expansive Priority shipping may not be available to all countries.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $18.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ------ $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------- $40.50
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
