Children of the Night: Of Vampires and Vampirism
London: Victor Gollancz, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine / Fine. Item #010881
Full black paper boards. 296 pp. [8] pp. B&W illustrations. Light age toning to interior. Fine condition. A century after Bram Stoker made the vampire one of the most potent images in all literature, the cult of the undead is as alive as ever. In Children of the Night, Tony Thorne provides the ultimate account of the history, meaning and resonance of the vampire, drawing upon hitherto unknown information uncovered in eastern Europe, the very latest theories of vampire origins, and exclusive interviews with living vampires, the very latest incarnations of a phenomenon which simply will not die.
Price: $32.00