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TITLE: The Book of the Thousand Nights and A Night
SUB TITLE: A Plain And Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, Now Entitled The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night With Introduction Explanatory NotesOn The Manners And Customs Of Moslem Men And A Terminal Essay Upon The History Of The Nights. (With) The Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Nights
AUTHOR: Richard F Burton
PUBLISHER: Kamashastra Society
PLACE: Benaras
YEAR: 1885-88
EDITION: First
VOLUMES: 1-16
BINDING: Publisher's full black cloth, covers and spines stamped in gilt (or silver, in the case of the Supplemental Nights), covers ruled in blind
NO.OF PAGES:
SIZE OF EACH BOOK:
Height: 25.2 cm
Width: 16 cm
Depth: 3 cm

A RARE COMPLETE SET OF THIS BENARES EDITION, THE TRUE FIRST APPEARANCE OF BURTON'S TRANSLATION, IS QUITE SCARCE.

The true first edition of Sir Richard Burton's monumental Arabian Nights inthe original binding. Distinguishable from later pirated editions (for example, those published by the Burton Club) by the presence of the copyright notice on the verso of the title pages.

A complete set of 16 volumes. First 10 vols with Gilt decorated plus additional 6 volumes set of Supplement Nights in matching decoration in Silver, together 16 volumes in publishers original hardcover decorated binding.

A Plain and Literal Translation of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments & SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS: to the Book of the Thousand and One nights with Notes, Anthropological and Explanatory.