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Lady Burton's Edition of her Husband's Arabian Nights Six Volumes Complete: Translated Literally fromthe Arabic prepared for Household Reading by Justin Huntly McCarthy
by Lady Burton
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: Wterlow & Sons Limited, 1886. First Edition. Full calf. Fine. Octavo A fine set bound in full polished calf, raised bands, gilt spine and top edge. Bookplate in each volume, A nice set uncommon in leather. Slight damage to leather label of volume 1.
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50645
- Title
- Lady Burton's Edition of her Husband's Arabian Nights Six Volumes Complete
- Author
- Lady Burton
- Format/Binding
- Full calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wterlow & Sons Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Keywords
- Engish Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Old New York Book Shop
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
Biblio member since 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
About Old New York Book Shop
The Old New York Book Shop was founded in 1971. I was located at 1069 Juniper St in Atlanta for more than 25 years. After the advent of the internet I moved to my home. I am a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America). All books are returnable for any reason within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. Books are described in adherence to the strict code of ethics and professionalism employed by the ABAA.
Glossary
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
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