A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' entertainments, now entituled the book of the thousand nights and a night . With introduction an d explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men and a terminal essay upon the history of the Nights. By Richard F. Burton.
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890).
Category
Books
Date
1885 - 1886
Materials
Place of origin
India
Collection
Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 3136759
Summary
Bibliographic description
10v. . ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Entered in Alda Hoare's Supplementary catalogue, 1936: p. 7, E.8 . - Armoral Ex libris of William Johnson Galloway [1866-1931] [Altiora Peto]. - Inscribed in pencil: '16 vols & plates / Đ30'; and in ink: 'Henry Colt Arthur Hoare'. - Note in ink referring to the format of the title page opposite [including the Benares imprint] and signed by 'Henry M. Burton / 26th July 1930' confirms that this is the 'original' edition of Burton's work. Binding: Black cloth, gold title-panel and Arabic emblem, gold-lettered spines. - Vol. 1: Boards detached. - Loosely inserted photographs and press cuttings.
Makers and roles
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). John Frederick Steinhaeuser Kama Shastra Society of London and Benares