Author: H. A. N. Brockman
Title: The Caliph of Fonthill
Description: London, Werner Laurie, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated biography of the eccentric novelist William Beckford by H. A. N. Brockman. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, twelve plates, and mapped endpapers. Collated complete. Concerning the life and environment of the eccentric novelist William Beckford, who lived during the reign of Queen Victoria and was regarded at some point as the richest commoner in England. He is best remembered for the story of Vathekand the building of Fonthill Abbey and the Lansdown Tower in Bath. An intriguing and engaging biography of a man who led an active, disciplined, and intelligent life from which scandal was never absent. Written by H. A. N. Brockman. In the original grey cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Sympathetic reinforcements made to the internal side with tape. Light spotting to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the foredge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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