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Lot 9
[Beckford (William)] The Story of Al Raoui, a Tale from the Arabic, first edition, original boards, C.Whittingham for C.Geisweiler, 1799 & Recollections of Beckford, one of 100 copies, 1893 (2)
Hammer Price: £800
Description
[Beckford (William)] The Story of Al Raoui, a Tale from the Arabic, first edition, text in English and German, German in gothic script, a little soiled, small ink stain to margin of title, no endpapers, H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate, contemporary boards, rubbed and stained, small nick to edge of upper board, spine defective, preserved in modern cloth folder and slip-case, red morocco label, [Chapman 6.i], 8vo, C.Whittingham for C.Geisweiler, London & Leipzig, 1799.
⁂ Rare.
Description
[Beckford (William)] The Story of Al Raoui, a Tale from the Arabic, first edition, text in English and German, German in gothic script, a little soiled, small ink stain to margin of title, no endpapers, H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate, contemporary boards, rubbed and stained, small nick to edge of upper board, spine defective, preserved in modern cloth folder and slip-case, red morocco label, [Chapman 6.i], 8vo, C.Whittingham for C.Geisweiler, London & Leipzig, 1799.
⁂ Rare.
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