28.5 x 19.5 cm. 84 pages. With 18 original lithographs by Rolf Escher. Original burgundy oasis goatskin binding with spine and cover titles, box gilt, triple fillets, and gilt edges. In original slipcase. 21st printing by Bear Press and one of 25 copies of the special edition, which includes an additional signed original lithograph by Rolf Escher. Handbound by Werner G. Kießig, Berlin, in burgundy leather. The text by William Beckford from 1782, a literary gem, is published here for the first time in German. The imprint is signed by the artist. Immaculately preserved.