Vathek: He bargained with evil for the secrets of the Universe
by William Beckford
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Good condition with Mylar cover. Circular black sticker applied to top right cover. Make cover applied with tape with has degraded. Tanned pages with some foxing.
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Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly from Arabic.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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Details
- Bookseller
- Ari Dictum (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351
- Title
- Vathek
- Author
- William Beckford
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1
- Publisher
- Four Square
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs