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The Caliph of Fonthill: The Story of William Beckford
by H A N Brockman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Werner Laurie , 1956 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Unnamed. An excellent first edition of this illustrated biography of the eccentric novelist William Beckford by H. A. N. Brockman. The first edition of this exciting work by H. A. N. Brockman. 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 Vathek and 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. With the unclipped dustwrapper. With various illustrations throughout. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelfwear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Inscribed by a previous owner in pencil to the rear blank pages, signed in pencil to the front free endpaper. the dustwrapper is sound with slight shelf wear and a loss to the tail of the spine. Minor sunning to the tail of the spine. the dustwrapper has been tape repaired internally to the head and tail of the spine. Unclipped. internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with only a minor faint tidemark to the gutter of the title page, not affecting text. With various illustrations and a map showing Beckford's estate to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 769A23
- Title
- The Caliph of Fonthill: The Story of William Beckford
- Author
- H A N Brockman
- Illustrator
- Unnamed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Werner Laurie
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first editions dustwrapper biographies william beckford dustwrapper
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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