THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHT: Now First Completely Done Into English Prose and Verse, from the Original Arabic...in Nine Volumes.
by Payne, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London. 1882. First Edition. Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription and For Private Circulation Only. Limited to 500 copies, this being copy No. 62. Nine volumes bound in Vellum with top edges gilt, foredge and bottom edge are rough cut, gilt title on spines and with a decorative gilt band around front board, spine and rear board, minor repairs to volume 1, spines have darkened , overall a very good set. Digital images supplied on request. Heavy book set may require extra postage cost. ; 235 x 150mm .
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Details
- Bookseller
- M & A Simper Bookbinders (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15314
- Title
- THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHT: Now First Completely Done Into English Prose and Verse, from the Original Arabic...in Nine Volumes.
- Author
- Payne, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
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- latest Acquisitions;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
M & A Simper Bookbinders
Every attempt is made to describe books as accurately as possible. Any book found to be not as described can be returned with in seven days, please advise us of your intent to return as soon as possible. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Bankcard, Bank drafts made out to Australian Dollars. POSTAGE COSTS WILL VARY DEPENDENT ON WEIGHT OF BOOK, PLEASE EMAIL FOR A FIRM QUOTE ON POSTAGE COSTS. DIGITAL IMAGES OF BOOKS SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST
About the Seller
M & A Simper Bookbinders
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WARRNAMBOOL, Victoria
About M & A Simper Bookbinders
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...