Illustrated Edition of the Arabian Nights.
Burton, Richard F. (translator).
The Burton Club. 8vo. 12 volumes, approx. 415 pp. per volume. Handsome set, each with extensive gilt decoration to front cover and gilt top edge. Light wear to spine ends and corners, very light chipping to some text edges. Front hinge of Vol I broken. Interiors clean. "A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments. Now entitled 'The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, ' with introduction, explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men and a terminal essay upon the history of 'The Nights.'" Black and white plates throughout all volumes, with tissue guards. Very Good + Cloth Hard Cover (Item ID: 114584)
$495.00
