The Vampire; or, Bride of the Isles, A Tale, founded on the popular superstition of Caledonia.... From which is taken the much-admired piece of that name now performing with unbounded applause at the English Opera House in the Strand
by PLANCHE, James Robinson : Pierre-Frederic-Adolphe Carmouche
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Somerville, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Printed and Sold by J. Bailey, n.d., (1820), 1820. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 1 vol., 6-7/8" x 4" (i)24pp., complete with the hand colored frontis, internally clean and bright, bound in 1/4 maroon morocco, vertical gilt lettered spine, hinges fine, overall VERY GOOD. A very good copy of a very scarce edition of "The Vampire". OCLC locates only 3 copies held by institutions. One in the U.S. and two in the UK. According to RBH & ABPC only 1 copy of this edition has ever appeared at auction. The title-page has a 10 line quotation stating "Lord Byron's description of a vampire". This is an adaptation of the French play by Charles Nodier, The book is itself an adaptation of the extremely popular 1819 short story by Dr Polidori, Lord Byron's traveling doctor. It is said that the character of the protagonist vampire, Lord Ruthven, was based on the wild lifestyle of Lord Byron and the character from the original book was used in adaptations by a number of authors at the time. This English reworking for the stage was undertaken by James Robinson Planch? (1796-1880), playwright and herald. At least four other stage adaptations of the book were written during 1820. Widely regarded as the exception to Planche's earlier unexceptional writing, The Vampire, or, The Bride of the Isles, created a stir at the Lyceum (then called the English Opera House) in August 1820. The play was heralded for its use of the innovative 'Vampire trap' which enabled the protagonist to emerge in a dream, and later disappear as the earth is destroyed.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- D&D Galleries - ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001904
- Title
- The Vampire; or, Bride of the Isles, A Tale, founded on the popular superstition of Caledonia.... From which is taken the much-admired piece of that name now performing with unbounded applause at the English Opera House in the Strand
- Author
- PLANCHE, James Robinson : Pierre-Frederic-Adolphe Carmouche
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: Printed and Sold by J. Bailey, n.d., (1820)
- Date Published
- 1820
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
D&D Galleries - ABAA
Most books shipped within 24 hours or next business day. 5 day return policy.
About the Seller
D&D Galleries - ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Somerville, New Jersey
About D&D Galleries - ABAA
Established in 1985. Member ABAA and PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...