Lot 411
Arabian Nights - Burton, Sir Richard
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 January 2017 at 11:00 GMT
Description
A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, now entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society for Private Subscribers Only, 1885-88. First edition, including the Supplemental Nights, 16 volumes, tall 8vo, original black cloth with gilt and silver decorations, bookplates of William Hall Baron Wavertree, and John Hely-Hutchinson, Chippenham Lodge, Ely, head of a few spines rubbed, head of vol.1 neatly repaired, vol. 5 neat repair to spine, vol.10 neatly rebacked retaining original spine, Supplemental Nights vol.6 neatly rebacked retaining original spine, small neat repairs to two other volumes
Footnote
Note: First edition of Burton's translation. It remains the only translation of the complete Nights, Burton's magnum opus and the pre-eminent English translation of the Middle Eastern classic.