Fevre Dream
by Martin George R.R
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Poseidon Press, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition of Martin's 1982 vampire/steamboat novel. Predates his wildly successful A Song of Ice and Fire series. Inscribed by Martin on the title page: "To David, Keep your steam up". The book is Fine, clean, square and unmarked save for a remainder mark to the bottom of the text block. The price-clipped jacket is also Fine with one minor blemish to the front cover near the spine. Overall a lovely inscribed copy.
Synopsis
Fevre Dream is a vampire novel written by George R. R. Martin and published in 1982. It is set on the antebellum Mississippi River beginning in 1857, and has been described by some as "Bram Stoker meets Mark Twain. " The book was first published in the US by Poseidon Press in 1982. It was notably reprinted by Orion Books in 2001 as volume 13 of their Fantasy Masterworks series, and was nominated for both the Locus and World Fantasy Awards in 1983.
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- Bookseller
- Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6026
- Title
- Fevre Dream
- Author
- Martin George R.R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York: Poseidon Press
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- HORROR, VAMPIRES, STEAMBOATS, RIVERBOATS, AMERICAN
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
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- Remainder Mark
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- Fine
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