THE DELICATE DEPENDENCY: A NOVEL OF THE VAMPIRE LIFE
by Talbot, Michael
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Some rubs to edges and spine ends, reading crease, a nearly fine copy. (25163)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Avon, [1982]. First edition. Some rubs to edges and spine ends, reading crease, a nearly fine copy. (25163). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Avon Books 77982. Paperback original. The author's first book. Well regarded vampire novel set in Victorian England. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-363. Reginald 35374.
Synopsis
Margot Adler (National Public Radio journalist) described it as one of the very best vampire novels.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25163
- Title
- THE DELICATE DEPENDENCY: A NOVEL OF THE VAMPIRE LIFE
- Author
- Talbot, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used - Some rubs to edges and spine ends, reading crease, a nearly fine copy. (25163)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Avon
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1982]
- Keywords
- Horror . Paperback
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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