William BECKFORD
Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha
Richard Bentley|London 1835|14 x 22 cm|relié
First edition.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets, gilt frieze at tail, one headcap lacking, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped with lacks to marbled paper, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by A. Dean.
Copy almost entirely free from foxing, marginal annotations in pencil.
Half caramel sheep binding, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt and blind fillets, gilt frieze at tail, one headcap lacking, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped with lacks to marbled paper, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with frontispiece portrait of the author engraved by A. Dean.
Copy almost entirely free from foxing, marginal annotations in pencil.
€450