Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights with Notes Anthropological and Explanatory
by Buron, Richard F
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
None: The Burton Club, 1903. Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton is a fascinating, erudite, and verbose personality. Self-taught in perhaps forty languages, his translation of the "Thousand Nights" is still considered to be one of the best. First published in 1886; this is his six-volume expansion on the work. All are in Fine (unread) condition. Black cloth bindings, with titling and decorations in silver on the spine and both covers. Each volume has a black-and-white frontis illustration, with 260, 284, 445, 306, 375, and 366 pages. While this set has The Burton Club listed as the publisher, it does not have an edition name nor a publication date. Penzer places the initial Burton Club edition at 1903 [and did not think highly of them]. Quercus presumes this to be a later facsimile printing, perhaps after the Burton Club no longer controlled the publication. At any rate, a very attractive set that will certainly dress up one's bookshelves. And it will be a rewarding read, as all of Burton is, if one has the endurance.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006093
- Title
- Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights with Notes Anthropological and Explanatory
- Author
- Buron, Richard F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- The Burton Club
- Place of Publication
- None
- Date Published
- 1903
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mid East History & Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
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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