Simon & Schuster, New York, 1995 Uncorrected proof, advance reader's copy. (This is the actual first edition, preceding the published first trade edition.) Softcover, glossy black wraps with gilt lettering, 9 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches, 350 pp. Fine. "The Blood Countess --- an erotic, chilling tale based on the extraordinary life of Countess Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary --- is such a book. Written by the noted NPR correspondent and author Andrei Codrescu (a descendant of Countess Bathory), The Blood Countess recounts Elizabeth Bathory's reign of decadence, terror, and murder. No one who enters Elizabeth's world escapes unchanged. Be warned."(1722RO007). 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

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Seller: Boojum and Snark Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: ABE-1514145678796
Title: The Blood Countess
Author: Andrei Codrescu
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0684802449
ISBN 13: 9780684802442
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1995
Keywords: COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY, HUNGARY, HISTORY
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction;

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