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The Book of the Thousand Nights and one Night. Rendered into English from the Literal and Complete Translation of Dr J.C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers. Illustrations by Eric Fraser. FOUR VOLUME SET.
by Mathers. Powys & Mardrus. J.C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1973. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large 8vo, FOUR VOLUME SET, original gilt decorated full red leather hardcover, illustrated throughout, 644, 592, 569 & 537 pages, top page edges gilt, minor marks to covers, private bookplate to flyleaves, faint odour of old books, otherwise very good in marked and faded in patches good only original slipcase. Not a perfect set and priced accordingly.We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom.
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- Bookseller
- Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124579
- Title
- The Book of the Thousand Nights and one Night. Rendered into English from the Literal and Complete Translation of Dr J.C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers. Illustrations by Eric Fraser. FOUR VOLUME SET.
- Author
- Mathers. Powys & Mardrus. J.C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- The Folio Society
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folio Society; Fine Bindings;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
All books sold as complete unless stated otherwise. Books may be returned within two weeks if not as described. We post three times a week using Royal Mail. Tracking is not available unless requested and will be at considerable extra cost.
About the Seller
Carmarthenshire Rare Books.
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Carmarthenshire
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- Edges
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- Folio
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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