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The Thousand and One Quarters of an Hour (Tartarian Tales).; Edited by Leonard C. Smithers
by Gueullette, Thomas-Simon; Smithers, Leonard C. (trans., ed.)
- Used
- Condition
- Front board neatly detached; rear boarding weak at hinge; spine lightly rubbed with a few small chips to spine head; else a tigh
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for subscribers only, 1897. Half Calf. Front board neatly detached; rear boarding weak at hinge; spine lightly rubbed with a few small chips to spine head; else a tight reading or beinder's copy. Pages partly unopened. A very few spots of foxing -- extremely sparse.. Wide medium octavo in maroon half calf and marbled boards; vii, 297 p. 24 cm. Variations on the "Thousand and One Nights" (Alf Leila was Leila; Alf Layla wa Layla; Arabian Nights); Tartars -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. Folk Tales; Story-telling. Literature of the Middle East; Orientalism; Romanticism.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9952
- Title
- The Thousand and One Quarters of an Hour (Tartarian Tales).; Edited by Leonard C. Smithers
- Author
- Gueullette, Thomas-Simon; Smithers, Leonard C. (trans., ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Half Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Front board neatly detached; rear boarding weak at hinge; spine lightly rubbed with a few small chips to spine head; else a tigh
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for subscribers only
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Arabian Nights
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- 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....
- Unopened
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...