The Vampire In Europe
by Montague Summers
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1929. Hardcover. Good. First edition, of Summer's study of Vampirism in Europe. From accounts from Ancient Greece and Rome to occurences in modern, most notably eastern europe. Augustus Montague Summers was a mysterious figure, a classicist and notional clergyman who found fame in documenting witchcraft and the occult in a somewhat scandalous and controversial fashion. With b/w illustrations. Sunning to spine. Bumping to edges. Mild foxing to page edges. Contents clean and sound. Good.
Reviews
On Jan 13 2019, a reader said:
I'm very impressed with all of Montague Summer's books. They leave you with the possibility of the existence of these creatures of the night.
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007288
- Title
- The Vampire In Europe
- Author
- Montague Summers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- occult, monsters, mystery, witchcraft, magic, supernatural, wampyre, vampyre, undead
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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