The History of the Caliph Vathek
por Beckford, William
- Usado
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Collectible - Acceptable
- Livreiro
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Porter & Coates. Collectible - Acceptable. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1889. 8th edition. 24mo. viii,189pp. Frontis. Fair book. Spine cover missing, boards detached. Boards edgeworn. Owner's name on half title. Biding shaken. Some offsetting from newspaper clippings laid in. Inquire if you need further information.
Sinopse
Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight to reading audiences of the time.
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- Livreiro
- Wonder Book
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- MA09A-06260
- Título
- The History of the Caliph Vathek
- Autor
- Beckford, William
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Collectible - Acceptable
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Porter & Coates
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
