Vathek, First Edition (125 results)

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.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. This book has been listed as being in Good (G) condition. Used Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose.Beckford's Gothic novel Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. Published in English in 1786, it was one of the most successful of the oriental tales then in fashion. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose. A story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, in the pursuit of knowledge. It exhibits the author's exuberant day-dreaming imagination as well as the deeply emotional, aesthetic themes and detailed physical descriptions of his writing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 160 pp small format paperback, crease to back cover otherwise clean and sound.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Reclining Lady in white dress Cover Art (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frontispiece (illustrator). 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 Using 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.

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 noticeable on the text block edges. The book has a forward lean. Measures 22.0 x 12.7 x 1.6cm. 128 pages.

Octavo, 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).

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 exotic 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.

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-library. A definitive scholarly edition with introduction, extensive notes, bibliography, and chronology. Illustrated frontis. A nice, clean copy.

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. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dale, Violet (illustrator). 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.

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. First Edition / First Printing as identified with "1" in the full number line.

Taschenbuch Gut. 1. Auflage. ISBN 3442087140 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.

Large 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).

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 stamped in red on the rear paste down and the dustwrapper is price clipped otherwise this is a very acceptable copy loosely protected in mylar.

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.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose.Beckford's Gothic novel Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. Published in English in 1786, it was one of the most successful of the oriental tales then in fashion. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose. A story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, in the pursuit of knowledge. It exhibits the author's exuberant day-dreaming imagination as well as the deeply emotional, aesthetic themes and detailed physical descriptions of his writing. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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 München F09004 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 320.

Paperback. Condition: VG-. 1st Thus. Book is in very good minus condition with minor but noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: nrVG. 1st Thus. Book is in near very good condition with minor but just noticeable signs of wear and/or age.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose.Beckford's Gothic novel Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. Published in English in 1786, it was one of the most successful of the oriental tales then in fashion. This edition makes available to a new generation of scholars and general readers, the originality of Beckford's ideas, and the excellence of his prose. A story with elaborate imagery, sardonic humour and an unforgettable gallery of grotesques - which describes a journey to the halls of Eblis, or Hell, in the pursuit of knowledge. It exhibits the author's exuberant day-dreaming imagination as well as the deeply emotional, aesthetic themes and detailed physical descriptions of his writing. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. 1st Thus. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age.

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.

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.