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MP3 Audio CD. 14.99 by Beckford, William, 1760-1844; Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 [Author of introduction, etc.]

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New York: William L. Allison. Good with no dust jacket. ca. 1897. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. Corners are bumped. Spine has light fading, and is beginning to chip. Front endpaper has a bookplate. .

Wilder Publications, Limited , pp. 86 . Papeback. New.

Bottom of the Hill Publishing, 2011-10-01. Paperback. Good.

Methuen, 1901. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1901. No Edition Remarks. 149 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.

Book is in Fair condition, with edgewear, coners rubbed, front cover board half detached, rear hinge starting. Prior owner name written in front pastedown. Pages clean and secure.

MP3 Audio CD. THE HISTORY OF THE CALIPH VATHEK Vathek, ninth Caliph of the race of the Abassides, was the son of Motassem, and the grandson of Haroun Al Raschid. From an early accession to the throne, and the talents he possessed to adorn it, his subjects were induced to expect that his reign would be long and happy. His figure was pleasing and majestic; but when he was angry one of his eyes became so terrible that no person could bear to behold it, and the wretch upon whom it was fixed instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions and making his palace desolate he but rarely gave way to his anger. Being much addicted to women and the pleasures of the table, he sought by his affability to procure agreeable companions; and he succeeded the better as his generosity was unbounded, and his indulgences unrestrained, for he was by no means scrupulous, nor did he think with the Caliph Omar Ben Abdalaziz that it was necessary to make a hell of this world to… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. THE HISTORY OF THE CALIPH VATHEK Vathek, ninth Caliph of the race of the Abassides, was the son of Motassem, and the grandson of Haroun Al Raschid. From an early accession to the throne, and the talents he possessed to adorn it, his subjects were induced to expect that his reign would be long and happy. His figure was pleasing and majestic; but when he was angry one of his eyes became so terrible that no person could bear to behold it, and the wretch upon whom it was fixed instantly fell backward, and sometimes expired. For fear, however, of depopulating his dominions and making his palace desolate he but rarely gave way to his anger. Being much addicted to women and the pleasures of the table, he sought by his affability to procure agreeable companions; and he succeeded the better as his generosity was unbounded, and his indulgences unrestrained, for he was by no means scrupulous, nor did he think with the Caliph Omar Ben Abdalaziz that it was necessary to make a hell of this world to… Read More

USA: Ballantine Adult Fantasy, 1971. Book. Illus. by Ray Cruz - Wraparound Painted Cover. GOOD+. Soft cover. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN = 345-02279-3-095. 305 pages.Goodread notes = " The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek, who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. At the end of the novel, instead of attaining these powers, Vathek descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis where he is doomed to wander endlessly and speechlessly. Vathek, the ninth caliph of the Abassides, ascended to the throne at an early age. He is a majestic figure, terrible in anger (one glance of his flashing eye can make "the wretch on whom it was fixed instantly [fall] backwards and sometimes [expire]"), and addicted to the pleasures of the flesh. He is intensely thirsty for knowledge and often invites… Read More

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The History of the Caliph Vathek.

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The History of Caliph Vathek.

BiblioBazaar, 2007-07-09. Paperback. New. THIS BOOK IS BOOK IS ACTUALLY HOLT ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE TENNESSE EDITION New, Unused TEACHER'S EDITION with cover and/or minor page damage. Does NOT affect content! May or may not included CDs, InfoTrac, etc. Ships in 24 hours with FREE tracking!

James Pott & Company. Used - Good. Good condition. Spine ends worn. Front board detached. Fore page edges slightly dampstained at beginning. (fantasy fiction, Gothic fiction, caliphs)

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New.

London. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 24mo. 15cm, sixth edition, viii,189p., title page vignette with borders printed in red, engraved initial letters, notes, dark blue cloth over boards, border decorations stamped in black and blind, gilt spine and upper cover titles, t.e.g., unobtrusive dark damp stain on the upper cover, very good (hmds). ~ "Printed verbatim from First Edition, with the Original Prefaces and Notes by Henley. " The title page vignette is an engraving of a bust of William Beckford.

London. Methuen & Co. 1901. Hardcover. 24mo. 15cm, xxxi,149p., photogravure frontis, tissue guard, title printed in red and black, t.e.g., original red gilt decorated cloth, gilt spine titles, t.e.g., front hinge re enforced, very good to fine (hmds). ~ With a significant Introduction by eminent British orientalist and linguist, Sir Edward Denison Ross. The frontis portrait is from a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.