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 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, Tartars, Persians, and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto publish'd. Translated into French from the Arabian MSS. by M. Galland, of the Royal Academy; and now done into English. ...
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1717
Materials
Measurements
163 x 93 x 24 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074387
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v. . 12mo.. Imperfect; vols. 3 and 4 only. Shelved with other volumes of the Arabian nights, all different editions.. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown: "No. 58", and "Empt apud London B: Browne .038" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748].. Binding: 18th century Cambridge-style calf binding, blind tooled to a rectangular panel design; board edges have gilt roll decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper board.
Makers and roles
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)