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Vathek: PB 305-2003

Object information

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Titles

Vathek

Maker(s)

Author: Beckford, William
Translator: Grimsditch, Herbert B.
Publisher: Nonesuch Press
Printer: Johnson, John (printer)
Printer: Oxford University Press
Printer: Curwen Press

Categories

Description

By William Beckford ; a new translation by Herbert B. Grimsditch ; with ten illustrations by Marion V. Dorn.

172 p : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London
  • Oxford

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1929

Note

"This edition consists of 1050 copies ... The text has been printed by John Johnson, Printer, at the University Press, Oxford; the illustrations by the Curwen Press, London. This is number [in ms] 365".--Colophon.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 305-2003
Primary reference Number: 95908
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016 Last processed: Monday 31 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Vathek" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/95908 Accessed: 2024-12-24 01:17:22

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