Arabian nights entertainments: . consisting of one thousand and one stories told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing a better account of the customs, manners and religion of the eastern nations, viz. Tartars, Persians and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto publish'd. Translated into French from the Arabain MSS. by M. Galland, of the Royal Academy: and now done into English.
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1718
Materials
Measurements
166 x 100 x 25 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074386
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . 12mo.. Shelved with other volumes from the Arabian Nights, all of different editions.. Provenance: manuscript on front fly-leaf: "No. 58", "Empt apud Lond. 14 May 1733. B: Browne 2/6" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748], and "Vol. 1. 1-9. 2. 0-10. 3. 1-6. 4. 1-6. 5. 1-8. 6. 1-9. [Total] 9.0".. Binding: 18th century calf binding, with double gilt fillet border; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on both boards.
Makers and roles
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)