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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | Author: BURTON, RICHARD FRANCIS, SIR (1821-1890) Title: The book of the thousand nights and a night : a plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments [9 volumes] Supplemental nights to the book of the Thousand nights and a night, with notes anthropological and explanatory [6 volumes] Description: Privately Printed at the Burton Club. [ca. 1925?] 1925. 1st Edition in this form. The 9 vols. of 'The book of the thousand nights. ' are very good copies in the original cloth. Gilt-backed titles and arabian motifs to boards and spines. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Boards dust-toned. with some fading to spine covers. Corners bumped. Surface tear to the back cover of vol. 8. Front hinges starting to vols. 1 and 10. Slightest of yellowing to page margins. Provenance: Arabian American Oil Company. with some minor library marks remaining. The 6 volumes of 'Supplemental nights.' are in a very good condition in the original cloth. with silver-backed titles and arabian motifs to boards and spines. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Some staining evident to the top pages edges. with minor offset staining to the front cover of vols. 1.3 & 4. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 0 pages; Description: 15v. fronts.; 24cm. Contents: 9 volumes of The book of the thousand nights and a night / translated and annotated by Richard F. Burton - lacking vol. 5. 6 vols. of 'Supplemental nights to the book of the Thousand nights and a night' - lacking vol. 7. Subjects: Arabic literature -- Arabian nights -- Translations into English -- Tales. Arabic.Weight in Kg appr.: Keywords: Price: EUR 1095.00 = appr. US$ 1190.10 Seller: MW Books - Book number: 218451 |