London: No Publisher, 1884. Probably of Persian origin, the Thousand Nights have entertained the reader [or listener] for a thousand years. Victorian England had a particular fasination for the Tale. The two unexpurgated translations, by the poet John Payne (1842-1916) and Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) were published "For Subscribers Only" to evade the censorship regulations. Here are six volumes [of the full nine] of Payne's First Edition. Volumes 2, 4, and 5 are absent.. Quarter-bound with brown leather over marbled paper boards; the spine has five raised bands, with titling and decorations in gilt. Clean text; top-edge is gilt, others rough-cut. Marbled endpapers and.twenty-one rather risque etchings by Adolph Lalauze (1838-1906). Vol One: 395 pages; Vol Three: 371 pages; Vol Six: 364 pages; Vol Seven: 333 pages; Vol Eight: 355 pages; Vol Nine: 392 pages.[Quercus ventures that one thousand nights might not be enough.] Mild rubbing at the margins and page-ends toned; Volume One has a chip on the rear board. A truly handsome set of an important work.. First Edition. Quarter-Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by M.A. Lalauze. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Quercus Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006324
Title: Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
Author: Payne, John [Translator]
Illustrator: M.A. Lalauze
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: No Publisher
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1884
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Mid East History & Literature;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.

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