The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [Volume VIII only]
by Burton, Richard F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: The Burton Club, 1917. Burton's translation from the Arabic first appeared in 1885 and remains one of the the most popular. This is a Very Good (minus) copy of Volume Eight (of 17) in the urton Club series of reprints. There is no publication date but Penzer places the series start as 1903-1905, with a new issue arriving every two years. This is from the "Shammar Edition" that was the seventh of the eight; counting fingers indicates 1917 as probable. The editions were LIMITED to 1000 copies. Tan cloth binding with a paper titling label on the spine. Clean text; 359 pages. Index. Frontis portrait and numerous others within. Top-edge ios gilt, others untrimmed. Small stamp from a previous-owner on the FFEP. Bumped, with a darkened spine; scuffs and soiling. A solid copy but not the prettiest. . Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Facsimile of the original edition printed by The Burton Club for private subscribers only.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005423
- Title
- The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [Volume VIII only]
- Author
- Burton, Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- The Burton Club
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mid East History & Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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