The Book of a Thousand Nights and One Night Now First Completely Done Into English Prose and Verse [9 volumes]; [with] Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta Editions of the Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night Not Occurring in the Other Printed Texts of the Work [3 volumes]; [with] Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp; Zein Ul Asnam and the King of the Jinn: Two Stories Done Into English From the Recently Discovered Arabic Text [together 13 volumes]
by Payne, John (translator); assisted by Burton, Sir Richard Francis; Arabian Nights
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1884. First Thus. Leather Binding. Good. 13 volumes, complete as issued. Atractively and uniformly bound in 'publisher's' original deluxe full vellum, spine and covers decorated in gilt with Arabesque motifs, top edges gilt, other edges uncut (one volume has a chip to spine, a second has two tears, many of the volumes have staining, wear, and some insect damage to bindings). Still quite attractive. Issued 1884-1889. There are no illustrations present in any of these volumes, nor is there any indication that any were ever present.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 633297
- Title
- The Book of a Thousand Nights and One Night Now First Completely Done Into English Prose and Verse [9 volumes]; [with] Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta Editions of the Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night Not Occurring in the Other Printed Texts of the Work [3 volumes]; [with] Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp; Zein Ul Asnam and the King of the Jinn: Two Stories Done Into English From the Recently Discovered Arabic Text [together 13 volumes]
- Author
- Payne, John (translator); assisted by Burton, Sir Richard Francis; Arabian Nights
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for Subscribers Only
- Date Published
- 1884
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- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
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Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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