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Recollections of an Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha with his original journal of 1794 and introduction and notes by Boyd Alexander
by William Beckford
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Copake, New York, United States
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About This Item
Centaur Press Ltd, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the first re-appearance in England as a separate work, of the last book Beckford published in his lifetime. And it is the first edition to include his original diary made during his celebrated trip in 1784. Hardcover is excellent throughout. Clean and crisp and bright. Price-clipped jacket shows light shelfwear. Will be carefully packaged and shipped with tracking and insurance.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dogtales
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033614
- Title
- Recollections of an Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha with his original journal of 1794 and introduction and notes by Boyd Alexander
- Author
- William Beckford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Centaur Press Ltd
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Travel, Memoirs
Terms of Sale
Dogtales
100% refund provided (including shipping both ways) for any reason when book is returned within 30 days of purchase.
About the Seller
Dogtales
Biblio member since 2006
Copake, New York
About Dogtales
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