Lot 106
Baring-Gould (Sabine) Margery of Quether and Other Stories, first edition, 1891.
Hammer Price: £320
Description
Baring-Gould (Sabine) Margery of Quether and Other Stories, first edition, browning and ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, light rubbing and bumping to spine and and corners, light rubbing to joints, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1891.
⁂ A rare short story collection including the early vampire story Margery of Quether. Published six years before Dracula, Baring-Gould's story tells of a vampiric witch that sucks the blood and drains the vitality of the narrator.
Description
Baring-Gould (Sabine) Margery of Quether and Other Stories, first edition, browning and ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, gilt, spine faded, light rubbing and bumping to spine and and corners, light rubbing to joints, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1891.
⁂ A rare short story collection including the early vampire story Margery of Quether. Published six years before Dracula, Baring-Gould's story tells of a vampiric witch that sucks the blood and drains the vitality of the narrator.
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