Those Who Hunt The Night (1988) Barbara and similar items

6.5" x 9.5", 304 page hardcover with dustjacket titled THOSE WHO HUNT THE NIGHT by Barbara Hambly/ A Ballantine Del Rey, ISBN # 0-345-34380-8, First Edition, December 1988 / The 20th century is just under way, and somebody is killing the vampires of London. Against the wishes of his fellow undead, Simon Ysidro, oldest of the London vampires, seeks the assistance of Oxford professor James Asher, former spy for the British government. Ysidro gains Asher's cooperation by threatening the life of his beautiful young wife, Lydia. Unbeknownst to Ysidro, Asher enlists the help of his wife, a physician with a keenly analytical mind. Asher prowls the streets and crypts of London with Ysidro, entering the dark underworld of the undead, as Lydia combs property records and medical journals for clues as to who might have the means and the motive to carry out the slaughter. The novel won the 1989 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel. The book is complete and in FINE condition with some light overall wear mainly to the dustjacket. On the title page, the author has signed, "To Russ- Barbara Hambly".