Interview with The Vampire

New York: Knopf, (1976). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 372 pp. Original quarter black cloth over charcoal paper-covered boards, stamped in gold, in original unclipped ($8.95) dust-jacket. Edge wear consistent with wrinkling, rubbing and handling wear. Spine edges crimped, curled. Light fade to spine. Protected in archival mylar. Book shows a mild forward lean. Spine gilding bright. Top stain mostly quite bright. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Very Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror and vampire novel by American author Anne Rice, published in 1976. It was her debut novel. Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter. Rice composed the novel shortly after the death of her young daughter Michelle, who served as an inspiration for the child-vampire character Claudia. Though initially the subject of mixed critical reception, the book was followed by many widely popular sequels, collectively known as The Vampire Chronicles. A film adaptation was released in 1994, starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, and a television series premiered in 2022. The novel has also been adapted as a comic three times.”