Interview With The Vampire.
RICE, Anne.
Interview With The Vampire.
“The world changes, we do not, therein lies the irony that kills us": First Edition of Interview With The Vampire; Signed by Anne Rice
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.
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First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain red. Boldly signed by Anne Rice in blue felt tip on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. Photograph by Martha Kaplan. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA and their authentication sticker to the bottom right corner of the title page. An exceptional example.
Anne Rice’s first novel is a "seminal modern vampire novel" but also a "profoundly modern exploration of human sexuality, religious beliefs and personal philosophies Rice’s interweaving of fiction and historical fact and atmospheric rendering of New Orleans as a city where the living and undead mingle are particularly powerful [Her] Vampire Chronicles are landmarks of modern horror fiction almost single-handedly responsible for the phenomenal popularity of the vampire story at the end of the 20th century" (Barron, Fantasy and Horror 303).
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