THE HISTORY OF THE CALIPH VATHEK by Beckford, William - 1892

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. .

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

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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)

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: Sampson Low & Marsden, 1868. hinge cracked. spine chipped at top, good only condition . London: Sampson Low & Marsden hinge cracked spine chipped at top, good only condition 1868