Ellipsis Rare Books

Recently sold but too good not to share.

This scarce first American edition of The Land Beyond The Forest (1888) by Emily Gerard contains one of the very earliest published appearances of the word “nosferartu” in English and would later serve as the source material for Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897)

One of the earliest English language accounts of the folklore and folk beliefs of Transylvania, this foundational and highly influential text covers the Saxon and gypsy ethnic groups, discussing their marriage, mourning, and burial practices, as well as supernatural beliefs concerning witchcraft, werewolves, and vampires.

Monday, it’s off to its new home at a great library where it can be appreciated.