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Richard Matheson: I Am Legend

Currency:USD Category:Books / Fiction Books Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
Richard Matheson: I Am Legend
<B>Richard Matheson: <I>I Am Legend</B></I>.</B></I> (New York: Walker and Co., 1970), first hardcover edition, 122 pages, white boards with black lettering on spine, 8vo (5.75" x 8.5"), dust jacket (in protective Mylar). Deckled fore-edge. Jacket design by Lena Fong Hor. Jacket illustration by Jack Gaughan. This novel was very influential on subsequent generations of horror novelists. The story centers around a character named Robert Neville, who is one of the last survivors of a bacterial pandemic that turns its victims into vampire-like nocturnal baddies. Neville spends his days venturing from his fortified house to kill the infected survivors. Interestingly, this novel has been adapted into two films thus far, with a third on the way. The copy presented here is very good, with some minor wear to the edges, and some age-toning around the edges of the book and dust jacket, which is itself in very good condition. <I>I Am Legend</B></I> is scarce in this condition, and an absolute must-have for any collector of horror fiction. <I>From the Ventura Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>) <BR><BR><B>Important notice:<
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