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First Edition, First State of the book which introduced Hannibal Lechter. A fine copy in equally fine original dust jacket. A spectacular collectible as on the half title page it is generically inscribed and signed by Anthony Hopkins: All good / wishes / Anthony Hopkins.

Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. It is the first novel to feature the character of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The story follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to hunt a serial killer known as the Tooth Fairy. The book is a prequel to Harris's 1988 novel 'The Silence of the Lambs'.