VGC.Hodder & Stoughton,1996.First UK edition-first impression(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,two small nicks on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover),both in VGC.Nice and clean pages but tainted on the outer edges,pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book,light shelf wear on the edges of the pages(slightly yellow).Price un-clipped.311pp.A collectable first edition. This is another paragraph Product Description: Following on from The Book of Common Dread, the vampire DeVilbiss is dead and Simon and Frederika are on the run with the scrolls of Ahriman. An ancient vampire has been sent in pursuit, and he is a wily and brutal monster - but is it too late for him to keep the vampires' existence a secret?