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1901 – Arabian Nights – John Payne | A Thousand One Nights, Stunning 15v Set

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Limited 1901 John Payne Arabian Nights set in fifteen finely bound leather volumes, numbered 105 of 1000 copies.

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A loss that can be repaired by money is not of such very great importance. – The Arabian Nights

During the Golden Age of Islam in South and West Asia, a collection of tales and stories was gathered and called One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights and introduces some of the most well-known characters of literature including Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sinbad the Sailor. This impressive, limited John Payne edition was published in 1901 and is noticeably beautiful. This example is numbered no. 105 of 1000. Poet John Payne had an affinity for Persian and Arab history and his translations of Arabian Nights, Omar Khayyam, and Montesquieu’s “Persian Letters” have remained quite popular.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: Tales from the Arabic
  • Author(s): traditional
  • Contributor(s): John Payne (translator)
  • Publisher: London, printed for subscribers only
  • Edition: Delhi edition, 1901.
    • Numbered 105 of 1000 copies
  • Binding: Red Leather, marbled boards
  • Format: (8vo), fifteen volumes
  • Size:  9 in x 6.5 in (23 cm x 17 cm)
  • Collation: Fifteen volumes, separately paged
  • Illustrations: full-page engravings
  • Contents Include:
    • Stories from One Thousand and One Nights
    • Aladdin
    • Ali Baba
    • Sinbad the Sailor
    • Classical Arabic and Persian tales
    • Poetic translations by John Payne

 

 

Condition:

Near Fine. Beautiful red leather bindings remain tight and secure with gilt decoration bright and clean throughout. Corners show no rubbing or wear. Interiors remain complete and well preserved across all fifteen volumes.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Limited subscriber edition numbered 105 of 1000
  • Important John Payne translation of the Arabian Nights
  • Attractive binding with gilt accents

 

Item Number: # 50492

Categories

Literature

Asia, Africa, & Middle Eastern

Authors

Traditional; John Payne

Printing Date

20th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Near Fine

Collation

Complete

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