{"product_id":"1914-rare-book-dracula-s-guest-and-other-weird-stories-by-bram-stoker","title":"1914 Rare Book - Dracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories by Bram Stoker","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1018\" data-start=\"125\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"136\" data-start=\"125\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker.\u003cbr data-end=\"152\" data-start=\"149\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"162\" data-start=\"152\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"205\" data-start=\"163\"\u003eDracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"208\" data-start=\"205\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"222\" data-start=\"208\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, George Routledge \u0026amp; Sons, Ltd., Broadway House, 68–74 Carter Lane, E.C., 1914. \u003cem data-end=\"992\" data-start=\"974\"\u003eNinth Impression\u003c\/em\u003e (first published 1914).\u003cbr data-end=\"311\" data-start=\"308\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"324\" data-start=\"311\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-end=\"344\" data-start=\"341\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"353\" data-start=\"344\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\" × 5\".\u003cbr data-end=\"386\" data-start=\"383\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"396\" data-start=\"386\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200 pages.\u003cbr data-end=\"410\" data-start=\"407\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"422\" data-start=\"410\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good publisher’s original red cloth binding, decoratively bordered and titled in black on the front cover and spine, with ornamental black motifs at head and tail (hinges fine, overall slightly sunned and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A bright, attractive copy retaining the rich red tone of the binding.\u003cbr data-end=\"730\" data-start=\"727\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"742\" data-start=\"730\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and toning - as shown).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1052\" data-start=\"1020\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1033\" data-start=\"1020\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 400– 700).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1075\" data-start=\"1059\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA lovely early printing of \u003cem data-end=\"1144\" data-start=\"1103\"\u003eDracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (1914), Bram Stoker’s posthumously published collection of gothic and supernatural tales, edited and introduced by his widow, Florence A. L. Stoker. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1770\" data-start=\"1305\"\u003eThe title story, \u003cem data-end=\"1339\" data-start=\"1322\"\u003eDracula’s Guest\u003c\/em\u003e, is widely believed to be an excised episode from \u003cem data-end=\"1399\" data-start=\"1390\"\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e (1897) itself, recounting an eerie encounter by Jonathan Harker in a snowbound Transylvanian village — rich with the same dark tension and atmosphere that made \u003cem data-end=\"1569\" data-start=\"1560\"\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e immortal. The collection also includes \u003cem data-end=\"1628\" data-start=\"1609\"\u003eThe Judge’s House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1654\" data-start=\"1630\"\u003eThe Burial of the Rats\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"1688\" data-start=\"1656\"\u003eThe Secret of the Growing Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, and several other tales blending psychological horror and Victorian mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1977\" data-start=\"1772\"\u003eFlorence Stoker’s preface—printed here—provides a moving account of her late husband’s creative intentions and her role in publishing this final volume of his stories “practically as it was left by him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2002\" data-start=\"1984\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2002\" data-start=\"1988\"\u003eThe Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2028\" data-start=\"2003\"\u003eAbraham “Bram” Stoker\u003c\/strong\u003e (1847–1912) was an Irish novelist, theatre manager, and short story writer best known for his masterpiece \u003cem data-end=\"2144\" data-start=\"2135\"\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e (1897), a landmark of gothic fiction that shaped the modern vampire myth. Beyond \u003cem data-end=\"2235\" data-start=\"2226\"\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, Stoker’s work reflects his fascination with science, the occult, and the tensions of Victorian modernity. \u003cem data-end=\"2384\" data-start=\"2343\"\u003eDracula’s Guest and Other Weird Stories\u003c\/em\u003e remains a vital part of his legacy, revealing his enduring command of the supernatural short form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46933140898041,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251013Dracula-000.jpg?v=1760381899","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1914-rare-book-dracula-s-guest-and-other-weird-stories-by-bram-stoker","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}