A Taste for Blood ed by MHG,signed by 6(Clive Barker, Hugh Cave,Dan Simmons,MHG+

Description: A Taste for Blood Fifteen Great Vampire Novellas edited by Martin H. Greenberg (signed) Cover by Humungus Illustration First Barnes and Noble Printing Description: Trade paperback book published by Barnes and Noble books in 1993 (an instant remainder book for the bargain section). The copyright page states '1993 Barnes and Noble Books' and the printing status bar is complete, making this a first printing by Barnes and Noble. Previously published in 1992 by Dorset Press in hardback. Inscribed and personalized by the editor on the title page. Signed by four of the fifteen authors who have stories in this book on the first page of their stories, some personalized. Signed by story authors Hugh B. Cave, Dan Simmons, F. Paul Wilson, and Clive Barker. Label signed by Tanith Lee added to the first page of her story. From the Back Cover: A Taste for Blood is a testament to the long and illustrious history of one of fiction's most durable monsters, the vampire. Spanning over a hundred years, the stories in A Taste for Blood places the vampire on a time scale which extends from the middle ages to an indeterminate future and follows an itinerary that includes New England, Europe, Africa, and the planet Venus. From J. Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla," written in the early 1870s, twenty-five years before Bram Stoker's Dracula, to "Son of Celluloid," Clive Barker's dissection of an infinitely consumable world, A Taste for Blood presents more than a century of vampire fiction. The stories in this volume are written by some of the world's best known and most successful writers. H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shunned House" may be one of the most original novellas every written, combining the best elements of the vampire tale and haunted house story. Tanith Lee presents the vampire as a sympathetic character in "Bite-Me-Not, or Fleur de Fur," whose nefarious capabilities are nothing compared to the evil that men do. Another neat inversion of tradition if Robert Bloch's "The Yougoslaves" where the vampire emerges as both more worthy and more respectable than his human counterparts. Hugh B. Cave's 1933 "Murgunstrumm" was one of the first vampire tales to be set in America and became the quintessential vampire story of the time. These are just a few of the delights to be found here. A Taste for Blood offers a sample of almost everything that has been achieved in vampire literature over the past century. One more thing however; it might be a mistake to read these stories late at night. As the introduction warns, "mortals die and books crumble, the vampire lives." Table of Contents: • Introduction • (1992) • essay by Stefan Dziemianowicz • Carmilla • [Martin Hesselius] • (1872) • novella by J. Sheridan Le Fanu • Murgunstrumm • (1933) • novella by Hugh B. Cave (signed) • The Hills of the Dead • [Solomon Kane] • (1930) • novelette by Robert E. Howard • Black Thirst • [Northwest Smith] • (1934) • novelette by C. L. Moore • The Shunned House • (1928) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft • The Feasting Dead • (1954) • novella by John Metcalfe • Pages from a Young Girl's Journal • (1973) • novelette by Robert Aickman • Beyond Any Measure • (1982) • novella by Karl Edward Wagner • Carrion Comfort • (1983) • novelette by Dan Simmons (signed) • The Yougoslaves • (1986) • novelette by Robert Bloch • Bite-Me-Not, or, Fleur de Fur • novelette by Tanith Lee (signed label) • The Lost Art of Twilight • (1986) • short story by Thomas Ligotti • Blood Disease • (1988) • novelette by Patrick McGrath • Midnight Mass • (1990) • novella by F. Paul Wilson (signed) • Son of Celluloid • (1984) • novelette by Clive Barker (signed) Condition: Binding - good, no spine or cover reading creases but the book edges and corners are a bit bumped and have some creases, a little rubbing, set upright the book is a little floppy and wants to fall over, page edges tanned but clean. Dust jacket - none, as issued. Our Business Policies: Use the Contact Seller link near the top of this listing to see our FAQs, which should answer most questions about our business and listing policies. We have moved the extensive text we used to have here to those FAQs. Shipping and Packing: General Information: We always ship in sturdy new boxes with premium heavy duty packing tape, bubblewrap and filler to keep the item(s) away from the sides of the box. The pictures below show the boxes that we use for shipping. 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