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Library Edition Of The Book Of A Thousand Nights And A Night, 1894

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Item #: 482335
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The Library Edition of The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, published in 1894, is a celebrated 12-volume set (only volumes 1 to 10 included) of Sir Richard Francis Burton's unexpurgated translation. This specific edition was edited by Burton's close friend, Leonard C. Smithers, and published by H.S. Nichols & Co. in London.

The books Printed by the Kamashastra Society for Private Subscribers Only at top of title page. Copyright entered at Stationers Hall 1894. The books with Moroccan leather with raised spine, leather corners and marbleized boards and end-wraps. Gilt upper margins.

Volume 1, 416 pages, no book plate
Volume II, 431 pages, bookplate Lord Cromer
Volume III, 444 pages, with bookplate
Volume IV, 420 pages, with bookplate
Volume V, 400 pages, with bookplate
Volume VI, 408 pages, with bookplate
Volume VII, 406 pages, with bookplate, book reads End of Vol. IX and End of Vol VII on
page 406
Volume VIII, 424 pages, with bookplate, book reads Vol. VIII, title pages reads Volume X, Appendices begin on page 232
Volume IX, Supplemental Nights, title page reads Volume 1. Volume II Supplemental Nights begins on 243. Page 444 reads end of Vol II of the Supplemental Nights and End of Vol IX, bookplate
Volume X, Supplemental Nights, 479 pages, title page reads Vol III Supplemental Nights.
Page 474 end of Vol. X, Notes on Stories from 475 to 479.

Dimensions: 6 5/8" W, 10 1/4" H, 1" D

Condition: Only 10 of the 12 volumes are present (missing 11 & 12) wear and dulling along bottom edges/corners, boards/top and bottom spine, slight browning around perimeter of pages. Bindings are tight, books are square. One loose vellum, some volumes with no vellum.

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