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Published by London. William Pickering and Chatto (Publishers) Ltd, 1993
ISBN 10: 185196049XISBN 13: 9781851960491
Seller: Libris Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. London. William Pickering and Chatto (Publishers) Ltd. 1993. First Edition. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6 [24cm x 15cm] approx. 295 pp. Dark blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. Boards show no wear and text block is clean and unmarked. The jacket does show some wear with rubbing along all four edges and at the spine ends. There is a closed tear at the top right hand corner and a smaller one along the front bottom edge. Despite this wear, the book presents attractively in mylar and this book is quite scarce. Edited by Malcolm Jack. Beckford's Gothic novel, Vathek, an Arabian tale, was originally written in French when the author was twenty-one. It is the story of Caliph Vathek, whose eye can kill at a glance, who makes a pact with the Devil, Eblis. This edition includes an introductory essay on William Beckford (1760-1844), encompassing the development of genre, the satirical mode, the Oriental tale, travel writing and diaries. The texts include The Vision, Vathek, selections from the Biographical Memoirs, Azemia, the Journal of 1787, plus travel writing and writing on dreams.