Book of the Thousand Nights and A Night (Volumes V and VI)
by Richard F. Burton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Heritage Press, 1962. Special Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Valenti Angelo. Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Valenti Angelo (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First published in 1888, Burton's "Arabian Nights" competed with that of John Payne; they are considered the only complete translations of the Arabian Nights tales. Due to the erotic content, initially both were printed as Private Editions to avoid the censorship then in force. Reprint the issue by the Limited Editions Club in 1934. One book, containing volumes V and VI. Extremely attractive books, with decorative paper-covered boards in red, black and light green; tan cloth spines titled in gilt. Absolutely clean and fresh. Fine volumes, crisp as if unread. Present are the black slipcovers, undamaged in any way. Size: 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
- Turn and Temper Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202
- Title
- Book of the Thousand Nights and A Night (Volumes V and VI)
- Author
- Richard F. Burton
- Illustrator
- Valenti Angelo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Edition
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Date Published
- 1962
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Turn and Temper Books
Biblio member since 2023
Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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