VAMPIRES AND VAMPIRISM

Second edition. Original red cloth with black titles to the spine and upper board. Lacking the dustwrapper. Deckled edges. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the spine and board corners a little faded, the extremities rubbed, with some pale marks to the upper board. There is faint offsetting to the endpapers and light spotting to the prelims and a few margins, the contents are otherwise clean and without stamps or inscriptions. The closed text-block edge is a little spotted and there is a mark to the bottom edge.

A broad study of vampire folklore by the occultist and historian Dudley Wright. A classic of the subject that remains an excellent resource to this day. Subjects covered include vampire lore and beliefs around the world, historical encounters, folk tales and burial practices, as well as a review of vampirism in literature from the ancient to the modern era. Also containing an extensive bibliography. The first edition was published in 1914.