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Montague Summers. The Vampire In Europe. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1929.
Price: US$224.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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.
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Summers, Montague. The Vampire in Europe. Kegan Paul Trench Trubner, London, 1929.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Spine cloth faded, some foxing spots on title page and endpapers; light wear to cloth extremities ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 330 pages
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$242.44 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Bumping to spine top and tail. Mild foxing on FEP and prelims. Binding tight and firm. No previous owner bookplates/inscriptions. Please see photos as part of condition report 1929 1st Edition , THE VAMPIRE IN EUROPE By Rev Montague Summers Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. He initially prepared for a career in the Church of England at Oxford and Lichfield, and was ordained as an Anglican deacon in 1908. He then converted to Roman Catholicism and began styling himself as a Catholic priest. He was, however, never affiliated with any Catholic diocese or religious order, and it is doubtful that he was ever actually ordained to the priesthood. He was employed as a teacher of English and Latin while independently pursuing scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century. The latter earned him election to the Royal Society of Literature in 1916. Noted for his eccentric personality and interests, Summers became a well known figure in London society as a result of the publication of his History of Witchcraft and Demonology in 1926. That work was followed by other studies on witchcraft, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed to believe. Summers also produced a modern English translation, published in 1929, of the 15th-century witch hunter's manual, the Malleus Maleficarum. He has been characterized as "arguably the most seminal twentieth century purveyor of pop culture occultism." Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co Ltd. Broadway House: 68-74 Carter Lane, E.C., London octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 330 ISBN: Renowned occultist and clergyman Montague Summers explores the realm of Vampires and stunning monsters. He comes up with some very shocking possibilities as well as "true tales" of terror from England, Ireland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, et al. SKU: BTETM0002076 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Seller: Books That Expand The Mind, Margate, KENT, United Kingdom
SUMMERS, Montague. The Vampire in Europe. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, London, 1929.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. A bit foxed on the foredge and titlepage, very good or better lacking the dustwrapper. One of the first and most important serious studies of vampire lore (reportedly the Reverend Summers was a believer), published after Bela Lugosi starred in the play version of *Dracula* on Broadway, and before he reprised his role for the classic film. A nice copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Summers (Montague). The Vampire in Europe. Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner, London, 1929.
Price: US$859.45 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original russet cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 15s. An attractive first edition of this important work on vampire lore, by the author of History of Witchcraft and Demonology (1926). Bookplate to front pastedown, some foxing; slight softening to head of spine, but otherwise a very good copy; jacket slightly tanned at spine, slightly rubbed at extremities, but overall very good.
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom