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Vathek

by Beckford, William

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Edges rubbed, spine lightly soiled, else a very good+ copy.
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London: Nonesuch Press, 1929. First edition thus. Quarter vellum with gilt decorated boards. Marbled end papers. Edges rubbed, spine lightly soiled, else a very good+ copy.. 172 pp. Illus. with color drawings. 8vo. Translation by Herbert Grimsditch. Ten illustrations by Marion V. Dorn. Number 580 of 1050 copies for sale in England. The text was printed by John Johnson, Printer to the University at the University Press, Oxford; the illustrations by the Curwen Press, London.

Synopsis

Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a Gothic novel written by William Thomas Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly from Arabic. The first French edition was published in 1787.

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Bookseller
Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
21234
Title
Vathek
Author
Beckford, William
Format/Binding
Quarter vellum with gilt decorated boards. Marbled end papers
Book Condition
Used - Edges rubbed, spine lightly soiled, else a very good+ copy.
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition thus
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Nonesuch Press
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1929
Keywords
, Literature, English Literature, Fiction,

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Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB

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About Kaaterskill Books, ABAA/ILAB

Kaaterskill Books is located on Parker Mountain in the Catskill High Peaks region of New York State. We offer fine, rare, and unusual books and manuscripts in a variety of fields with special emphasis on the Americas.

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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Vellum
Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Good+
A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.

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