Philadelphia: Published by M. Carey, 1816.
Price: $2,500.00
Hardcover. First American edition, from the third London edition, revised and corrected. Translated by Samuel Henley. 16mo. 234pp. Original printed paper covered boards. Two contemporary or very early owner's names (from the same family), paper lacking from the bottom 1/2" of the spine, bound without pages 197-200 (S2), some modest overall rubbing on the boards, some foxing in text, overall a sound and tight, very good copy. A gothic novel with fantastic elements, the 9th Century Caliph Vathek renounces Islam and attempts to gain supernatural powers. Exceptionally uncommon and a remarkable survivor, rare in boards.
Item #389971
