BURTON, Richard Francis A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, now entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. [and:] Supplemental Nights. Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society. For Private Subscribers Only, 1885-1888. 16 volumes, 8 o. Original black cloth gilt, covers with gilt banner and Arabic text [Vol. I-X], and original black cloth, spines and covers decorated and lettered in silver [Vol. XI-XVI], (light wear to some spine ends, joints and corners). Provenance : John Hely-Hutchinson (bookplate); William Hall Baron Wavertree (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of the author's most financially successful book, with the name and date of the copyrighter on title-page versos Penzer p. 114-116; Casada 74; Spink 73. (16)
BURTON, Richard Francis A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, now entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. [and:] Supplemental Nights. Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society. For Private Subscribers Only, 1885-1888. 16 volumes, 8 o. Original black cloth gilt, covers with gilt banner and Arabic text [Vol. I-X], and original black cloth, spines and covers decorated and lettered in silver [Vol. XI-XVI], (light wear to some spine ends, joints and corners). Provenance : John Hely-Hutchinson (bookplate); William Hall Baron Wavertree (bookplate). FIRST EDITION of the author's most financially successful book, with the name and date of the copyrighter on title-page versos Penzer p. 114-116; Casada 74; Spink 73. (16)
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