Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha. By the author of "Vathek."

[Beckford, William]

Published by Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, Publisher in Ordinary to His Majesty, London, 1835

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 228; engraved frontispiece portrait; original brown paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; label with a small chip out. last ten leaves with dampstain at the top, some soiling and wear at the extremities, but otherwise, a very good copy, uncut and largely unopened. This celebrated book was expanded, as Beckford's prefatory note relates, from his original sketches written during his visit to Portugal in 1794.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha. By the author of "Vathek."
• Publisher: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, Publisher in Ordinary to His Majesty, London
• Publication Date: 1835
• Edition: 1st Edition
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  • Travel
  • English Literature