Author: William Beckford; G.T. Bettany
Title: The History of the Caliph Vathek; and European Travels
Description: London, Henry Frowde, 1891. Fine Binding. A beautifully bound copy of William Beckford's famous gothic novel, Vathek. A beautifully bound copy of William Beckford's famous gothic novel, Vathek. Part of the Minerva Library of Famous Books series, with a biographical introduction from series editor G.T. Bettany. Although Beckford originally composed the novel in French, it was soon translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley. The novel capitalised on the Orientalism that was sweeping across Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and combines discussions of oriental cultures with the tropes of the gothic novel. Gilt of Merchant's Taylor's School in Liverpool to the front board. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown for J.R. Matthews, dated 1899. With binders sticker to front pastedown. 'Edward Howell. Church Street. Liverpool.' Undated. Dated using JISC from a copy held in the British Library. In full tree calf binding with a decorative spine. Externally lovely, with some marginal shelf wear only. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the title page is a little loose. Aside from some light foxing to the endpapers and plates, the pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: William Beckford The History of the Caliph Vathek; and European Travels Gothic Novels French novels The History of the Caliph Vathek; and European Travels Not stated


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