Lady Burton's edition of her husband's Arabian nights . translated literally from the Arabic. Prepared for household reading by Justin Huntly McCarthy, ...
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890).
Category
Books
Date
1886
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3122935
Summary
Bibliographic description
6v. . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Inscription on flyleaf of v.1: 'To dear Lady Marian with affectionate regard of the authors Richard & Isabel Burton Nov. 9th 1886' [i.e. gift to Lady Marian Alford (1817-1888) from Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) and Isabel lady Burton (1831-1896)]. Bookplate in v. 2-3: 'Alford House' (with coronet and monogram MA) [= Lady Marian Alford]. Binding: Publisher's white cloth, gilt designs on boards and spine. Partly unopened; fore-edge and bottom of text-block untrimmed.
Makers and roles
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)., translator Isabel Arundell, Lady Burton (1831-1896), editor Justin Huntly McCarthy (1860-1936) , editor