Vathek by William Beckford (French Early Reprint)
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Vathek by William Beckford (French Early Reprint)
$750.00 USD
Vathek by William Beckford (French Early Reprint)
Authors: William Beckford
Location: London
Publisher: A Londress
Date: 1815
Edition: Reprint Edition
Features: Reprint. Untranslated French. Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford, composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley. The English translation was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly from Arabic. In a contemporary binding. Black and white frontispiece. Brown paperboard, deckled edges.
Book Condition: Fair: Foxing, wear, dust staining and bumping. Spine off and Spine cracked. Previous owner inscription to front free endpaper.
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Authors: William Beckford
Location: London
Publisher: A Londress
Date: 1815
Edition: Reprint Edition
Features: Reprint. Untranslated French. Vathek is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford, composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley. The English translation was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly from Arabic. In a contemporary binding. Black and white frontispiece. Brown paperboard, deckled edges.
Book Condition: Fair: Foxing, wear, dust staining and bumping. Spine off and Spine cracked. Previous owner inscription to front free endpaper.
HCX22095-1