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The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones [ Anne Rice's Personal Copy ]
London: Chatto & Windus, 2013. Softcover. Fine / No dust jacket. Item #5214
ISBN: 9780701186876
Uncorrected Proof, soft cover, with number line ending with a "1" and accompanied by letter of provenance from publisher Chatto & Windus to famed writer Anne Rice, thanking her for reading the uncorrected proof of this title. From the personal library of Anne Rice. Faintest signs of shelf wear, otherwise in Fine condition. A pastiche 18th century novel and perfect gift for the horror enthusiast or fan of Romanticism era Gothic tales written by Mary Shelley or Matthew Gregory Lewis.
Early stories of bogey man "Raw Head and Bloody Bones" can be found as early as the 16th century in both England and the British Colonies, and in children's nursery rhymes as well, of course: "Rawhead and Bloody Bones/ Steals Naughty Children from their Homes/ Takes them to his dirty den/ Where they are never seen again." "Rawhead and Bloody Bones" is also a 1998 song from the album "Peepshow" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Price: $105.00 other currencies