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New York: Little, Brown and Company. 2005. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (thick). F Later Printing,. H Hard Cover. Very Good. In pictoiral jacket, 8vo, x, 642, [3] pages. Author's first book; novel concerning the "quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler" (jacket front flyleaf), with references to both medieval and modern historical events. Winner of the University of Michigan's Hopwood Award for the Novel-in- Progress.

New York/ Boston/ London: Back Bay Books/ Little, Brown, 2005. 1st Edition thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Patti Ratchford cover. Thick trade paperback, pictorial beige covers. No names, clean text. With reading group guide. 7901 shelf

Paperback. Good.

New York and Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. x, 642 pages, maps; 25 cm. Maps on lining papers. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown, age toning. Stated First Edition: June 2005. Fine DJ. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. "Elizabeth Kostova graduated from Yale and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.

New York, Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 2005. 1st Edition, June 2005; 1st Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Fearn Cutler De Vicq (Book Design). 642 pp. Solid binding with clean text. Dj corners worrn.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2005. 3rd edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. QUILL AWARD WINNER 642 pages. **Starred Review**. "Considering the recent rush of door-stopping historical novels, first-timer Kostova is getting a big launch--fortunately, a lot here lives up to the hype. In 1972, a 16-year-old American living in Amsterdam finds a mysterious book in her diplomat father's library. The book is ancient, blank except for a sinister woodcut of a dragon and the word "Drakulya," but it's the letters tucked inside, dated 1930 and addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," that really pique her curiosity. Her widowed father, Paul, reluctantly provides pieces of a chilling story; it seems this ominous little book has a way of forcing itself on its owners, with terrifying results. Paul's former adviser at Oxford, Professor Rossi, became… Read More

New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 2005. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good. (5th ptg.) Large, very thick, heavy book, red cloth spine, black boards, gilt lettering and border very bright on spine, map of Cold War Europe inside covers and adjacent end papers, 642 pages. DJ heavy paper, colorfully designed, image of medieval city on spine and back. DJ has slight surface wear at top front tip, light surface wear from removal of price tag at bottom front right. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Little, Brown and Company, 2005, New York.. 24x15. Encuadernación editorial con sobrecubierta. 642 pgs. Texto en inglés. 674544

Warner 2006. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Co, 2005. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. QUILL AWARD WINNER 642 pages. **Starred Review**. "Considering the recent rush of door-stopping historical novels, first-timer Kostova is getting a big launch--fortunately, a lot here lives up to the hype. In 1972, a 16-year-old American living in Amsterdam finds a mysterious book in her diplomat father's library. The book is ancient, blank except for a sinister woodcut of a dragon and the word "Drakulya," but it's the letters tucked inside, dated 1930 and addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," that really pique her curiosity. Her widowed father, Paul, reluctantly provides pieces of a chilling story; it seems this ominous little book has a way of forcing itself on its owners, with terrifying results. Paul's former adviser at Oxford, Professor Rossi, became… Read More

Back Bay Books, 2009. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 676 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.25 inches.

Little Brown & Co, 2005. Hardcover. New. 656 pages. 9.25x6.25x2.00 inches.

United Kingdom: Time Warner Books, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dracula turns his fangs onto librarians. Reprinted. Time Warner Books 2006. x + 704pp pb covers marked, pages browned, vg

Boston:: Little Brown,, (2005.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's first novel, an academic thriller, went quickly into many later printings. From the dj: "Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history. The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known - and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula." SIGNED on the title page. x, 642 pp. Map endpapers.

Boston:: Little Brown,, (2005.). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first novel, an academic thriller, went quickly into many later printings. From the cover: "Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of - a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history. The letters provide links to one of the darkest powers that humanity has ever known - and to a centuries-long quest to find the source of that darkness and wipe it out. It is a quest for the truth about Vlad the Impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the legend of Dracula." SIGNED on the title… Read More