The Arabian Nights' Entertainments

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. Hardcover. Good condition. Scarce first edition in gilt tooled leather binding, which could use a rebacking, but nevertheless a lovely set. The first English language edition rendered the title as 'The Arabian Nights' Entertainment', otherwise known as 'One Thousand and One Nights', the collection of folk tales compiled in Arabic… Read more about this item

London: John Dicks, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. [2], 364, ii, [2] p., frontispiece: illustrations; 19 cm. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: Arabian Nights Complete. Blind-ruled border on each board. Two pages of publisher's advertisements follow Contents, which follows text. Printed in columns. In "Address" (p. [1]), the publisher states that "the original… Read more about this item

London: Printed for T. Longman, 1772. In four volumes. Contemporary calf, recently rebacked, ruled in gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Boards rubbed, marked, and wormed. Armorial bookplates of Revd. Gervais Powell to FEPs, very occasional light spotting. An early English edition based on Antoine Galland's (1646-1715) imprecise but nonetheless highly influential French translation. Even before the appearance of the last… Read more about this item

London: James Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1899. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good +. Fred Pegram. 8vo, decorative cloth boards with a black line illustration of a woman and lion to front and foliage decoration on spine, gilt titles. Contemporary gift dedication on front endpaper (dated Christmas 1900). With fronts and 3 other full page illustrations by Fred Pegram.… Read more about this item

London: Ward Lock & Co Ltd Book. Good. Blue Decorated Boards. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Undated edition. 422pp with a few black and white illustrations with tissue-guarded frontis. Gilt design and lettering to front board and spine. Some rubbing and bumping to spine and corners, top edges dusty, spine somewhat darkened and former owner's details to half-title… Read more about this item

Easton Press, 1981T. hardcover. Very Good. .

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine. Arthur Szyk. Handsome copies of both Vols. I and II, as well as the accompanying "Notes" for both volumes. Each volume tight and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt subsuming the offsetting titling along its spine. Tasteful former owner bookplate at each front pastedown, otherwise… Read more about this item

Ward Lock & Co Book. Hardcover. Showing plenty of wear including grubby edges..

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., 1914. Hardcover. very good. Large octavo. (24cm x 16cm) Green buckram cloth with color plate mounted to front cover.Gilt lettering to spine. 16 full page color illustrations by Milo Winter.Pictorial endpapers. Head and tail of spine show some rubbing. Front gutter tender.

Edinburgh, UK: William P Nimmo, 1873. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Groves, S J. 540pp; three black and white photographic plates (including frontispiece), 16pp publisher's ads. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends and corners. Wear and stains on covers. Replacement endpapers. Many pages have some staining; remains readable. 8vo. Translated… Read more about this item

New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1869. Early edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated with 16 Illustrations By Houhgton, Dalziel, Etc.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In original green cloth with decorative pictoiral gilt titling to spine and upper cover, yellow tinted endpapers, 8vo, 583pp+ads. Illustrated with 16 Illustrations By Houhgton, Dalziel, Etc. (light… Read more about this item

Chicago: W. B. Conkey Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. -. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, embellishment of a compass on cover, . Spine sunned, previous owner's signatuer on ffep, else tight, square, unmarked, and clean. VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 771 pp .

J.M. Dent & Co, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 Volumes. Green cloth, gold gilt design, title on spine. Gilt to top edge of pages. Rough cut pages are tanned, light soil to outer page edges. Aging/staining to end papers. Oversize/Overweight, No International shipping, No Expedited shipping. Standard shipping only.

Chicago/New York: Rand, McNally & Company. Hardcover. 632p. A dark green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine text rubbed out. Edges and corners shelf-worn. Old signatures on front free endpaper. Former owner's private library stamps on endpapers. Title page just barely starting to come loose, but still securely enought attached for normal handling. Otherwise clean and tight. Translated… Read more about this item

H. M. Caldwell, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. beautiful book with a wonderful highly decorated front board with man with bow and arrow and elephants lined up color plates thru out

Philadelphia:: Henry Altemus Company,, [1899].. publisher's pictorial cloth in dust jacket. . Near fine in a jacket with small chips at corners, light soiling, and a few tiny tears.. 12mo,. Engraved illustrations..

New York: Rand McNally & Co, 1927. Illustrated by Milo Winter. Measuring approximately 9.25" x 6.75" with 293 numbered pages. This book is in good plus condition. Minor bumping to both ends of spine. Gilt lettering and design on spine and front board still full and vivid. Minor scuffing to rear board. Minor scuffing and staining to… Read more about this item

New York: Gilbert H. McKibbon (Manhattan Young People's Library). No Date (ca 1900) . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Mid brown cloth illustrated and lettered in red/white/black, a little rubbed at spine tips & front, 16 colour plates + many ills in b/w, a few short page tears and some light internal marking, else vg. 12mo, 251pp. … Read more about this item

London: Bell & Sons, 1914 Size: 4" X 6"

Two volumes. James Goodwin, London. 1813. An English translation of Galland's French version. With "an accurate account of the customs, manners, and religion, or the eastern nations".. Hardback.. Bound in diced leather with decorative gilt line frame. Rebacked sympathetically, retaining most of original spines. New endpapers (retaining owner's bookplate). Very Good.