| Easton Press, Norwalk, CT. 2000. Anne Rice, The Vampire Chronicles, 5 Volume complete set. AS NEW. Genuine black leather, 22KT Gold accents, moire fabric endsheets and a permanent satin ribbon page marker. One copy of only 3,000 limited editions issued. With "Interview with the Vampire" personally signed by Anne Rice directly into the book. Includes Certificate of Authenticity (COA) plus original Notes as issued by Easton Press. Mint condition. AN (As New). No markings, writings, or stampings. No attached bookplates or signs of any bookplates removed. All five volumes in unread condition. Very Fine.
Titles included as follows:
1. Interview with the Vampire (Signed Limited Edition #1566/3000) 2. The Vampire Lestat 3. The Queen of the Damned 4. The Tale of the Body Thief 5. Memnoch the Devil
All volumes contain all the classic Easton Press trimmings:
* Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations
Editorial Reviews
One of the contemporary world's most popular and influential writers, Anne Rice uses her extraordinary literary skills to transform genre fiction - horror stories, erotica, and historical romance - into modern classics that illuminate the big questions of mortality and suffering for our time. Born in 1941 in New Orleans, the future author was christened Howard Allen O'Brien after her father but renamed herself Anne on her first day of Catholic school. In 1961, she married her high school sweetheart Stan Rice and moved to San Francisco. After the tragic death of her daughter in 1973, Rice transformed a short story, "Interview With The Vampire", into her first novel, which was published in 1976. She has published more than twenty novels (including titles under the pen names A.N. Roquelaure and Anne Rampling), almost all of which have been bestsellers. Her credits include The Vampire Lestat, Exit to Eden, The Mummy and Violin.
In Anne Rice's classic debut novel, Interview With The Vampire, the 200 hundred year-old Louis Pointe du Lac tells how he became a vampire. After a devastating personal loss, Louis sought solace first in alcohol, then in the charismatic vampire Lestat's offer to join the "undead". But the "dark gift" of immortality does not free Louis from the grief and loneliness of living. While he has the power to satisfy his appetites, he cannot escape them, nor can he deny responsibility for his actions. A profound philosophical thriller, Interview With The Vampire transformed the Vampire of Bram Stoker's novel and Hollywood's movies into a myth for our age.
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