Vathek
by Beckford, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Corona del Mar, California, United States
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About This Item
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Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly from Arabic.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
- Samuel Lasenby Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007041
- Title
- Vathek
- Author
- Beckford, William
- Illustrator
- Mahlon Blaine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Day
- Place of Publication
- New York City
- Date Published
- 1928
- Pages
- 229
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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