The thousand and one nights,. commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments.. A new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes. By Edward William Lane. Illustrated by many hundred engravings on wood from original designs by William Harvey.
Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876)
Category
Books
Date
1889
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3257043
Summary
Bibliographic description
Vol. 1. A new edition. from a copy annotated by the translator; edited by his nephew Edward Stanley Poole, with a preface by Stanley Lane-Poole.. 3 v.. ill.. 8vo. Imperfect: vol. 1 only. Pencil marks on first front flyleaf verso, foxing stains throughout. Provenance: in ink on second front flyleaf recto: 'M E[?] Ford'. Binding: Nineteenth-century half leather with red marbled boards. Spine damaged at bottom. Five raised bands, gilt ruling and lettering. Red marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
Edward William Lane (1801 - 1876) Edward Stanley Poole (1830-1867) Edward Stanley Poole (1830-1867) Edward Stanley Poole (1830-1867) William Harvey (1796-1866)