The thousand and one nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian nights' entertainments. . A new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes.
Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876)
Category
Books
Date
1859
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3144073
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v. . ill.. . 4to.. Provenance: Crest bookplate: "William Gibbs.", with motto "En Dios Mi Amparo y Esperanza." [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875)]. - Ms on flyleaf of vol. I: "Matilda Blanche Gibbs, with the grateful affection F.J.H. Decr. 17. 1864." [i.e. Matilda Blanche Gibbs (1817-1887)].. Binding: Nineteenth-century brown morocco; gold-lettered spine; embossed boards; blind-tooled spine, board edges and board inners; gilt edges; green silk placeholder.
Makers and roles
Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876) Edward Stanley Poole (1830-1867)