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 Arabian MSS. By M. Galland, of the Royal Academy; and now done into English, from the third edition in French, corrected and amended.
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1725
Materials
Measurements
167 x 102 x 26 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074388
Summary
Bibliographic description
V. 5 and 6 bound in 1 v. 12mo. Shelved with other volumes of the Arabian nights, all of different editions.. Provenance: manuscript on front pastedown: "No. 58", and "Empt apud London 14 May 1733 B: Browne" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748]. manuscript on front fly-leaf: "Geo: Browne" [possibly George Browne, 1741-1804].. Binding: 18th century calf binding, with double gilt fillet border; board edges have blind roll decoration; autograph "B: Browne" scratched into leather on upper board; manuscript fore-edge title: "Arabian stories. Vol. 5".
Makers and roles
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)