Seth Grahame Smith, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, 1st ed., Signed on bookplate

Description

Seth Grahame-Smith wrote Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter during the same crossover craze that produced Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.

While the book is obviously a spoof of gothic horror novels, it also has a surprising respect for the biography of Lincoln. When Grahame-Smith chooses to make historical claims they are impressively well-researched. And then come the vampires. Don’t worry. Abe has got his axe for them. A fun and funny gift for history buffs with irreverent tastes.

Uncommon in signed first edition; near fine in dust jacket; signed Abraham Lincoln Book Shop bookplate pasted in.

Grahame-Smith. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. NY: Grand Central, 2010. 1st edition, 336p., illustrations; dj.