A plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights' entertainments. Now entituled, 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/ by Richard F. Burton.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burton, Richard, Sir, 1821-1890
Language:English
Published: Benares The Kamashastra Society, for private subscribers only 1885
Edition:First Edition
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Collection:Benjamin Iveagh
Description
Item Description:2119
Physical Description:Ten volumes 27 cm.
Bibliography:Ten volumes. Bookplates of Frederick S. Peck and Henry Arthur Johnstone; the latter is tooled on the doublures, with the year 1899. Binding: An exceptionally fine set in gold-tooled red morocco, with Islamic symbols and the Peck initial tooled on the upper covers. Doublures of pigskin, top edges gilt. Penzer page 114. OO. 2 L1.