In Search of Dracula
by Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally
In Search of Dracula is a study by Raymond T. McNally and Radu Florescu, first published in 1972 by the New York Graphic Society in Greenwich, Connecticut, with a Hodder & Stoughton edition in 1973. It argues that Vlad III of Wallachia, the Impaler, was the model for Bram Stoker's count.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- New York Graphic Society, 1972
- First published
- New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1972
- First UK edition
- Hodder & Stoughton, 1973
The first edition of In Search of Dracula by Radu R. Florescu was published in Greenwich, Conn by New York Graphic Society in 1972. We track 2 editions.
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- New English Library1973 Hardback I own In Search of Dracula, New English Library 1973 Log in to want this
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- 15 on Open Library, 10 in English
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Who published the first edition of In Search of Dracula?
The first edition of In Search of Dracula by Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally was published in Greenwich, Conn by New York Graphic Society in 1972.
How many editions of In Search of Dracula are there?
We track 2 editions of In Search of Dracula, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- In search of Dracula (1972 edition), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Radu Florescu, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- In Search of Dracula, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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