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1920 G&D Dracula with Dust Jacket

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Title: Dracula
Author: Stoker, Bram
Description: ix, 354 + [2] ad pp. 7¼x5, bright orange cloth, lettered in black, color pictorial jacket. First Grosset & Dunlap Edition, pre-dating the 1931 Movie Edition.Beautiful Art Deco dust jacket for one of the most important and influential works in the horror genre, which engendered numerous imitations, film versions, and popular legends. The front cover shows two huge eyes from a mysterious face overlooking a comatose woman in bed. The rear panel describes the New York stage presentation of Dracula; also, printed on the verso is the publisher's list of other titles. Spine reads "A Novel of Horror and Thrills"; and front panel with: "Was he beast, man, or vampire?…Most Sensational Mystery Novel of the Day!"
Heading: Place Published: New York
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: [c.1927]