[Polidori (John)] The Vampyre; a tale, first edition, indeterminate early issue, half-title, without advertisements, one or two very faint spots, A1-8 expertly cleaned, modern antique style calf-backed boards, fractional bumping to spine extremities, 8vo, for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819.*** An early issue with the preliminary leaves in their original state, set to 24 lines per page and including mention of sisters Claire Clairmont and Mary Shelley, "I must, however, free him from one imputation attached to him ... of having in his house two sisters as partakers of his revels." This mention was removed in later editions. The paper is watermarked '1818 G' and with 'almost' correct in the last line of p.36.