Vathek: First Edition (136 results)
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Seller: THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA, SANDY, UT, U.S.A.THE PRINTED GARDEN, ABA, MPIBA
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Trade Paperback. Condition: VG+. First Printing Thus. Wrappers. White and rear rear cover and spine, white and artwork front cover are all clean and bright. Book has just a trace of rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and in some places around the outside edges. Small blue stamp on the lower edge of the textblock. Binding…is straight and tight. Pages are clean, white, and crisp. 141 pages.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books / Penguin Group, New York, New York 1995
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Seller: Adventures Underground, Richland, WA, U.S.A.Adventures Underground
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. This book has been listed as being in Good (G) condition. Used Book.
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Seller: Jeffrey H. Dixon Books, Riverview, NB, CanadaJeffrey H. Dixon Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.
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Seller: Your Book Soon, Stroud, GLOS, United KingdomYour Book Soon
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 160 pp small format paperback, crease to back cover otherwise clean and sound.
THREE GOTHIC NOVELS: THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO; VATHEK; FRANKENSTEIN 3; "PENGUIN ENGLISH LIBRARY" SERIES
Published by Penguin Books # EL36 1968 verso, BALTIMORE 1968
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- First Edition
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, CHICO-CA, CA, U.S.A.WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. VERY GOOD CONDITION, , clean, solid. bright; cover has 1/2" oval "penguin" top center cover logo.RED spine strip. White titles on mostly BLACK paper covers showing FAINTED WOMAN WITH WHITE HORSE HEAD & GNOMIC MONKEY NEARBY. ***BOOK HAS NO ISBN**** suspect published before they… were introduced.NOTE: BOOK HAS "PENGUIN ENGLISH LIBRARY" SERIES as banner above title.NOT "CLASSICS" ; 505pg pages; .EACH TITLE HAS A SAMPLE artwork OF THE ORIGINAL TITLE PAGE AS DONE UP FOR ORIGINAL PRINTINGS. Illustrated by Reclining Lady in white dress Cover Art (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Ballantine Adult Fantasy, USA 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Soft cover. Condition: GOOD+. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. 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 scholars to converse with him. If he fails to convince the scholar of his points of view, he attempts a bribe; if this does not work, he sends the scholar to prison. To better study astronomy, he builds an observation tower with 11,000 steps." >> Heavy Cover creasing & indents; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ray Cruz - Wraparound Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.
Published by Fairleigh Dickinson Press, Madison, NJ 1975
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- First Edition
Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.JW Barker Books & Antiques
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Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Very good +. First thus. First edition thus, near fine brown cloth hardcover shows just a hint of wear, in very good + price-clipped dust jacket that shows mild rubbing and soil and a small closed edge tear. 211 pages. Still a pleasing copy in jacket of this edition of these episodes intended to…appear with the Oriental Tales of Vathek but were not were eventually published in English in 1912.
Published by London. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. 1881 1881
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- First Edition
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, CanadaJ. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC)
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Hardcover. 1st Edition. 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.
Language: English
Published by J. B. Lippincott / Stephen Swift, New York / London 1912
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Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition Thus. Xxxi, 207 (English Text), 127 (French Text), 1 Pp Ad, With Large Stephen Swift Catalog At End Which Appears To Be From 1912, Date Of The Swift Publication Of This Book, But No Date Of Lippincott Publication In Book. First American Edition, Published By Lippincott Usin…g Uk Sheets. Violet-Purple Cloth, Gilt, Top Edge Gilt, Light Violet Endpapers, 9 1/4" X 6 3/4" X 1 5/8". Bright And Clean, All Gilt Bright, Light Rubbing To Spine Cloth, More Rubbing To Spine Ends And Tips But No Fraying; Frontispiece Beginning To Separate Along Spine Edge. No Names Or Marks. Frontispiece (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by The Folio Society 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Benson's Books, Sidmouth, DEVON, United KingdomBenson's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Folio edition. No slipcase. The boards show moderate scuffing to the edges and faded lettering on the spine. The binding is firm, the leaves secure and in very good condition. The pages are generally clean but also show some faint foxing spots, mostly towards the top edge and more not…iceable on the text block edges. The book has a forward lean. Measures 22.0 x 12.7 x 1.6cm. 128 pages.
Published by Dover Publications, New York 1966
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- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerOctavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Collects THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO by Horace Walpole; VATHEK by William Beckford; THE VAMPYRE by John Polidori, AND A FRAGMENT OF A NOVEL by Lord Byron, with a 32-page introduction by Bleiler and other supplementary material. A fine copy. (#176899).
Published by Four Square, London 1966
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- First Edition
Seller: Riley Books, Oswaldtwistle, , United KingdomRiley Books
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First British Paperback. Pages browning with age and there is a small round blue sticker at the base of the spine. Cover has an old felt tip price inscription about an inch in size "2/-" (original price was 3/6). Portrait of William Thomas Beckford on the back cover. Classic tale of e…xotic Gothic horror originally published in France in 1787. The book did not get published in Britain for several more years, and even then against Beckford's wishes. Scarce. Book.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, London 1970
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.Bowman Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. xliii, 187pp. Bound in full red cloth with gilt lettering against an orange background on the spine; this hardcover binding is tight and square with light rubbing to the cloth. The interior is clean: no writing, no bookplates, etc. The text is clean and unmarked. NOT ex-li…brary. A definitive scholarly edition with introduction, extensive notes, bibliography, and chronology. Illustrated frontis. A nice, clean copy.
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, IrelandKennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd.
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Condition: New. Num Pages: 397 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472. . 2001. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .
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Published by Philip Allan & Co, London 1923
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- First Edition
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United KingdomC. Parritt
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Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Not dated, but presumed 1923 1st edition. 212pp. Good/None. Blue cloth boards with minor rubbing to edges/spine, spine a little faded, very slight mottling to back board. Contents clean and tight but for minor browning mainly to endpapers. 8 lovely colour plates by Violet Dale. An…oriental fantasy with a Gothic tinge originally published in 1786 - the tale of the 18th century Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in order to indulge in various depraved practices to obtain supernatural powers. After years of corruption, he eventually inherits a kingdom in Hell. William Beckford (1760-1844) was a wealthy writer, politician and art critic, perhaps best know for building Fonthill Abbey, also known as Beckford's Folly. The abbey was built between 1796 and 1813. It was a Gothic Revival mansion with a huge tower that collapsed several times. The house was eventually demolished. Dale, Violet (illustrator).
Published by Philip Ellan and Co N.D.
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- First Edition
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.Novel Ideas Books & Gifts
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition Thus. 8 full page color plates. Owner name. Very minor fading to spine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 212 pages.
Published by Ballantine Books 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition / First Printing as identified with "1" in the full number line.
Language: German
Published by Goldmann, Wilhelm, Verlag GmbH München, Germany, 1989
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- First Edition
Seller: Clerc Fremin, Steingaden, , GermanyClerc Fremin
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Taschenbuch Gut. 1. Auflage. ISBN 3442087140 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.
Published by Philip Allan & Co, [London] 1923
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- First Edition
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller4-star sellerLarge octavo, twelve inserted plates with color illustrations by Violet Dale, publisher's decorated dark blue cloth stamped in gold and ruled in blind. First printing of Violet Dale edition. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Cloth spotted, free endpapers tanned, a very good copy. (#178313).
Published by Folio Society 1958
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Cocksparrow Books, Salisbury, WILTS, United KingdomCocksparrow Books
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Hardcover. Condition: VG/ACC/ND. y First Edition Thus, 1st. Imp. HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1958* Publisher: The * Binding and cover condition: Colour decorative cloth boards, faded gilt title to black cloth spine. Heavily worn but complete & not shaken. ACC….* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper or slip case. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers showing lamps and pots. Clean, crisp, and tight with only light reading wear, no marks to text, slight colouration to page margins and top edge. VG.* Illustrations: Colour lithographs by Edward Bawden to frontis and seven plates within text.* Pages: 125 pp. text. iv pp. textual notes and blank pages at rear.* Description: Vathek was first published in English in a translation by Samuel Henley, London, 1786. The original French text was first published at Lausanne, 1787; revised edition, London. 1815. This translation by Herbert B. Grimsditch was originally published in a limited edition by the Nonesuch Press in 1929. An unlimited edition was published in 1953 by The Bodley Head, by whose kind permission the translation is here used.* A NEAR GD++ copy with NO MAJOR TEXT BLOCK FAULTS but with cover wear reducing it to ACC. No dust jacket or slip case.* 1958-01-01.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, London 1970
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- First Edition
Seller: Frances Wetherell, Cambridge, , United KingdomFrances Wetherell
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing in the Oxford English Novels series. The text follows that of the 'Third Edition' of 1816 in which Beckford himself extensively revised and corrected Samuel Henley's original English translation from the French. There is a letter J sta…mped in red on the rear paste down and the dustwrapper is price clipped otherwise this is a very acceptable copy loosely protected in mylar.
Published by Greening and Co, London 1900
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- First Edition
Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United KingdomCarmarthenshire Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. original gilt decorated cloth hardcover,frontis,illustrated,272 pages plus catalogue pages,all page edges gilt,a vey good clean copy.Shelf N10.
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Seller: Norbert Kretschmann, Bad Aibling, , GermanyNorbert Kretschmann
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Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Wie neu. 168 S. "Die Bibliothek von Babel". Schutzumschlag an den Rändern minimal berieben/bestossen. Leinenbuchdeckel + Innenteil tadellos - u n g e l e s e n - keine Risse, Knicke, Anmerkungen. ! KEIN Mängelexemplar! Altersbedingt leicht nachgedunkelt. Im Vorsatz+Schmutztitel Zahlen. Versand aus M…ünchen F09004 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 320.
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Published by Oxford University Press, London 1970
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Seller: James Hawkes, LONDON, United KingdomJames Hawkes
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Edited with an Introduction by Roger Lonsdale. Oxford University Press, 1970. First edition. xliii,[i],187,[1]pp. Oxford English Novels series. Original mauve cloth, orange lettering-piece, gilt lettering & decoration. A very good copy.
Published by Ballantine Books, New York 1971
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- First Edition
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.Fahrenheit's Books
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First printing, mass market paperback, has bumps to the spine ends, light wear to the cover edges and corners, mild rubbing to the covers with a shallow scrape to the head of the front, and minor toning to the spine. Overall, a Very Good copy.
Published by Four Square (New English Library), GB 1966
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- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Paperback. Condition: VG-. 1st Thus. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.
Published by Four Square (New English Library), GB 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Paperback. Condition: nrVG. 1st Thus. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age.
Published by Four Square (New English Library), GB 1966
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, , United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Thus. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.
Published by The University Press/ Constable & Co., Cambridge 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Any Amount of Books, London, United KingdomAny Amount of Books
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Hardcover. 8vo. pp vii, 162, [4] leaves of plates. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Volume two only. Texts in French, with editorial matter in English. Slight browning to endpapers, otherwise bright, clean, very good.
More imagesPublished by Ballantine Books, New York 1971
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Nick of All Trades, Penn Valley, CA, U.S.A.Nick of All Trades
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Softcover. Condition: Very good. stated First Printing. VG softcover. First Printing. Light signs of wear to exterior, binding solid with slight lean, interior clean and unmarked. Lightly read, but a very nice example.
