London, 1884 Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta [1814-1818] editions of the book of the thousand nights adn one night not occurring in the texts of the work, now first done into English by John Payne in three volumes, copy #178. Three vojumes bound in vellum with gilt decorations. The vellum is darkened with Vol. 1 showing some spots. Top edge gilt with other edges untrimmed. Each volume has a bookplate with volume one having offsetting [browning where some paper was laid inside. Mildly ex-lib with small ink accession numbers on the spine and faded ink stamps on copyright page.

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Seller: Kerkhoff Books Div KSI (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 000409
Title: Tales from the Arabic [3 Vols.]
Author: Payne, John
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited/Numbered
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1884
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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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....
Vellum: Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Copyright page: The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
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...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...