The Arabian Nights' Entertainments - 1853
| Full Title: | The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. Embellished with Nearly One Hundred Engravings |
| Published: | Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1853 |
518 pp. A delightful period publishers decorative green cloth binding with many charming woodcuts within. Spine blindstamped and ruled in 4 compartments, title and publisher in gilt at top and bottom compartments, blindstamped device in other two; spine gently worn at head and tail, cloth color softly faded. Boards blindstamped with vine - like pattern, central blindstamped device present; front board has a small sticker within the central device but it could be removed with a few minutes time, corner cloth a little chipped. Mostly clean internally with "nearly one hundred" wood cuts interspersed throughout the text. A text page or two are a bit smudged, an even light age-toning is viewed
thoroughout, some light to mild foxing, but overall textblock is clean and tight.
Ornate binding and intricate woodcuts certainly complement this oft told tale otherwise known as The Book of a Thousand Nights and Night.
A nice pre-Civil War American example of this classic in an early publishers cloth binding. Uncommon.
Book measures c. 6 1/8" W x 9 3/8" H.
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| Item #: | B1508 |
| Item Title: | Arabian Nights |
| Price ($US, shipping not incl.): | $75 |
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