Vampire Forensics,Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend, Signed, AS SEEN ON National Geographic Channel, Mark Jenkins' engrossing history draws on the latest science,
by Mark Collins Jenkins , SIGNED & INSCRIBED, Inner DJ Flap , Black Endpapers, Front Cvr Design Melissa Farris, DJ DESIGN Cameron ZOTTER
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National Geographic Society. , 2010. HBDJ, 2010, 1ST National Geographic edition,. Hardcover. Like New. NF/NF, Majenta cloth Hardcover with Gold Gilt on spine cvr. Signed by author. 303 pages. INDEX . In Vampire Forensics, Mark Jenkins probes vampire legend to tease out the historical truths enshrined in the tales of terror: sherds of Persian pottery depicting blood-sucking demons; the amazing recent discovery by National Geographic archaeologist Matteo Borrini of a 16th-century Venetian grave of a plague victim and suspected vampire; and the Transylvanian castle of Vlad the Impaler, whose bloodthirsty cruelty remains unsurpassed. Jenkins navigates centuries of lore and legend, adding new chapters to the chronicle and weaving an irresistibly seductive blend of superstition, psychology, and science sure to engross everyone from Anne Rices countless readers to serious students of archaeology and mythology. ,anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing gripping historic and folkloric context for the concept of immortal beings who defy death by feeding on the lifeblood of others. From the earliest whispers of eternal evil in ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, vampire tales flourished through the centuries and around the globe, fueled by superstition, sexual mystery, fear of disease and death, and the nagging anxiety that demons lurk everywhere. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
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- Vampire Forensics,Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend, Signed, AS SEEN ON National Geographic Channel, Mark Jenkins' engrossing history draws on the latest science,
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- Mark Collins Jenkins , SIGNED & INSCRIBED, Inner DJ Flap $25, Black Endpapers, Front Cvr Design Melissa Farris, DJ DESIGN Cameron ZOTTER
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- National Geographic Society.
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- HORROR VAMPIRES SIGNED Mark Collins Jenkins
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