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 last Paris edition.
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1725
Materials
Measurements
168 x 104 x 27 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074389.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.8. 12mo.. Shelved with other volumes from the Arabian nights, all of different editions.
Makers and roles
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)