Graham Greene’s Dracula first edition offered for auction

21 October 2012 · Sunday Independent

Bram Stoker Estate account

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A Sunday Independent arts-and-diary item reports that a first edition of Dracula bearing Graham Greene’s signature was due to be offered by Bloomsbury Auctions in London. It gives a presale estimate close to €10,000 and contrasts that with a lower valuation for a copy without the Greene association. These are the article’s estimates, not a verified sale result. The same item notes the opening of The Life of Bram Stoker 1847–1912 at the Little Museum of Dublin, with Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan attending. Together the notices show two forms of Stoker’s centenary recognition: interest in the provenance of a collectible book and renewed attention to his life in Dublin. The source page continues with unrelated diary items, which are outside this Estate account.

The complete relevant Stoker item was inspected in the archived publisher page captured on 15 September 2019. The page displays 21 October 2012 and identifies Sunday Independent at the end; no individual byline was established. Later unrelated diary entries are not part of this account. The price is a presale estimate; the auction result and Greene provenance were not independently collated against the catalogue.

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Dracula, 1897 first edition, yellow cloth cover — The 1897 first edition of Dracula. A contextual edition image, not Graham Greene’s auctioned copy.Courtesy of the Bram Stoker Estate.