Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry. Adapted By Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S. &c.
by Burton, Richard F. [Translator]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1870. These Sanskrit tales of the vetala - a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit appearing as a jinn - date from the eleventh century. The explorer-adventurer Richard Francis Burton,was a talented linguist, and may have spoken upwards of forty languages; he had a fascination for Eastern folk tales and eroticism. His translation of the "Thousand Nights and a Night" remains the gold standard. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. [Bleiler, 319] Bound in blue leather with black tips and spine; five raised bands; decorations and rules in gilt; titling in gilt within a red panel. Clean text; xix; 319 pages; top-edge is gilt. With thirty-three illustrations by Ernest Griset. Vintage bookseller label on the front paste-down. The textblock is very bright and supple; some spotting to the endpapers.Rubbed at the margins. A solid copy, that remains attractive despite the minor condition issues.. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest Griset. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0066671
- Title
- Vikram and the Vampire or Tales of Hindu Devilry. Adapted By Richard F. Burton, F.R.G.S. &c.
- Author
- Burton, Richard F. [Translator]
- Illustrator
- Ernest Griset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- 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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