The Historian. [Together with:] Pre-publication excerpt of first chapter.

Uncorrected Bound Proof. 8vo. Pp. viii, 643. Printed wraps. Precedes both first editions issued on either side of the Atlantic. Pre-publication excerpt of first chapter in a stapled, 30-page pamphlet laid-in.

Stamped "Proof/ Damaged" to f.f.e.p., else Fine.

Author's first novel. A spirited re-telling of Bram Stoker's classic 1897 legend, Dracula. Winner of the 2005 Quills Debut Author of The Year Award, as well as the 2006 Book Sense Book Of The Year Award for Adult Fiction. Winner of the University of Michigan's Hopwood Award for Novel-in-Progress. A surprise bestseller, this academic thriller quickly went into multiple printings. "Never was a ghost story so casually erudite, nor a historical travelogue such gripping entertainment." –New York Magazine