MATHESON, Richard.
I Am Legend.
"A NEW TERROR BORN IN DEATH, A NEW SUPERSTITION ENTERING THE UNASSAILABLE FORTRESS OF FOREVER": First Edition of I Am Legend; Signed by Richard Matheson and Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
New York: Walker and Company, 1954.
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Item Number: RRB-149894
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First hardcover edition of Matheson's "instant classic," his groundbreaking treatment of "a traditional horror theme in a science-fictional manner" (Horror 100 Best, 162). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Richard Matheson on a page bound in. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
"Matheson's influential novel was one of the first to propose a scientific rationale for vampirism. Its most significant achievement, however, is the imaginative inversion of the dynamics of the vampire tale: the vampires fear [protagonist Robert] Neville as a predatory monster as much as he does them" (Fantasy and Horror 6-257). Adapted to the screen three times: The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price (1964); The Omega Man (1971), starring Charlton Heston; and I Am Legend (2007), starring Will Smith. Originally published in paper wrappers, July 1954. Currey, 289. Anatomy of Wonder II-720. Horror 100 Best, 161-64.
I Am Legend.
$2,250.00
In Stock
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