The Arabian Nights, Their Best-Known Tales (Scribner Illustrated Classics for Younger Readers)
by Wiggin, Kate Douglas, And Smith, Nora A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good. No dust jacket. Volume has suffered water damage to top and right-side edges. NO staining to text or color plates, only to
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New York / London.: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1933. First published in 1909 with a few additional Parrish plates.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Volume has suffered water damage to top and right-side edges. NO staining to text or color plates, only to page border edges. NO odor. NO mildew staining. Front cover scuffed. Gold spine stamped titles dulled, readable. Parrish, Maxfield (Illustrated by). 1 339 p. Includes illustrations. Preface by Wiggin, 1909. 9 Color plates. 10 stories. Cover full-color plate w/black titles, a likely Parrish; 2-color endpapers unknown illustrator: seascape rocks, tree, banners. Stories were translated over time from Arabic to French to English near 1704. They came from the collection then of M. Galland, numbering 264 "bewildering, unparalleled stories" (Wiggin preface). She notes of the 10 tales herein, nothing has been eliminated nor altered save repetitions in some of the originals from Muslim Arab storytellers. The Maxfield Parrish paintings used here are among his most valued today. Only 'The History of the Young King of the Black Isles' is not represented by Parrish. Other tales: 'The Talking Bird, the Singing Tree, and the Golden Water'; '...the Fisherman and the Genie'; '...Gulnare of the Sea'; '...Aladdin...'; '...Prince Agib'; '...the City of Brass'; '...Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'; '...Codadad and his Brothers'; and '...Sinbad the Voyager'.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0006316
- Title
- The Arabian Nights, Their Best-Known Tales (Scribner Illustrated Classics for Younger Readers)
- Author
- Wiggin, Kate Douglas, And Smith, Nora A
- Illustrator
- Parrish, Maxfield (Illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. No dust jacket. Volume has suffered water damage to top and right-side edges. NO staining to text or color plates, only to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First published in 1909 with a few additional Parrish plates.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons.
- Place of Publication
- New York / London.
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Muslim|Arab legend, folklore|Parrish, Maxfield|Persia|Middle East|North Africa|Scribner Illustrated Classics|Arabian|Egypt|Baghdad|Balsora|Tigris|Old Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Youth Classics;
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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