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. Vol. XI.
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1722
Materials
Measurements
166 x 102 x 23 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074391
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.11-12 bound in 1v. . 12mo.. Shelved with other volumes from the Arabian nights, all of different editions.. Provenance: manuscript on front fly-leaf: "No. 58", and "Empt apud London p[er] B: Browne 14 May 1733 being Whitsun Monday. 2s. 6d." [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748].. 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.".
Makers and roles
Antoine Galland (1646-1715)