Author: Beckford, William [illustrator: Stewart, Charles W.]
Title: Vathek, Translated by Herbert B. Grimsditch, Illustrated by Charles W. Stewart. London, The Bodley Head, n.d. [1953].
Description: Black linen hardcover with gilded titles on front and spine (title also in Arabic). With the original dustcover. The book is in good state with some minor foxing on the edges. The dustcover shows some wear at the corners. 13,5 x 20,8 cm, [6] 7-125 [3] pp. The book contains seven full-page illustrations, title page and dustcover design by Charles W. Stewart. l Vathek is an early example of a Gothic novel by the British writer William Beckford (1760-1844). The lead character, caliph Vathek, goes on several adventures to gain supernatural powers. Instead of obtaining these powers, Vathek is doomed to live in hell

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