William Beckford Valenti Angelo Vathek An Arabian Tale Limited Editions Club

An Arabian Tale by William Beckford, Translated by Herbert Grimsditch, Decorated and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo. Published for the members of the Limited Editions Club, New York. 1945, this is #593 of the limited edition of 1,500 copies.

Signed by illustrator Valenti Angelo on the colophon page. The edition was made under the supervision of A.

G Hoffman in New York. NOTE: This book is smaller than it appears (It is 4.5" by 6.5"), overall the book is in good condition with some signs of aging/ware on the slipcase -- see pictures for details.

Vathek (alternatively titled Vathek, an Arabian Tale or The History of the Caliph Vathek) is a Gothic novel written by William Beckford. It was composed in French beginning in 1782, and then translated into English by Reverend Samuel Henley in which form it was first published in 1786 without Beckford's name as An Arabian Tale, From an Unpublished Manuscript, claiming to be translated directly from Arabic. The first French edition, titled simply as Vathek, was published in December 1786 (postdated 1787).

In the twentieth century some editions include The Episodes of Vathek (Vathek et ses épisodes), three related tales intended by Beckford to be so incorporated, but omitted from the original edition and published separately long after his death. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "buddysales1" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Binding: Hardcover
• Place of Publication: New York
• Modification Description: Signed by Valenti Angelo
• Signed: Yes
• Publisher: Limited Editions Club
• Subject: Literature & Fiction
• Modified Item: Yes
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Year Printed: 1945
• Language: English
• Illustrator: Valenti Angelo
• Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Numbered, Signed by Valenti Angelo, Vathek: An Arabian Tale
• Author: William Beckford
• Region: North America
• Personalized: No
• Topic: Literature
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Character Family: Vathek: An Arabian Tale

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