Description:
1901: The Book Of The Thousand Nights and One Night, Bassorah Edition in 15 Volumes. Bassorah Limited Edition, translated by John Payne. Numbered 123 of 500 total printed. Burgundy linen cloth with tan paper spine labels with brown and red lettering. Gilt page edges on top; other edges deckled; full-page plates with tissue guards. No publisher listed; reads "London: Printed for Subscribers Only.""The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night: Now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic, by John Payne (author of 'The Masque of Shadows,' 'Intaglios,' 'Songs of Life and Death,' 'Lautrec,' ...."
A historical set, richly illustrated; printed as a bespoke collection in 1901; and now a rare investor-grade omnibus. Finest 1001 Nights collection of any set we've seen on any antiquarian site
Condition: Very Good overall. All plates and tissue guards present and clean. Light edge wear to tops and bases of spines, and scattered scuffs to cover boards (less) and spines (a bit… Read More
