By Edward William Lane; Rev. Jonathan Scott [trans.]
London   Lawrence and Bullen
9" by 6" 279; 16pp
A scarce, illustrated edition of these classic Arabia short stories and folk tales, translated by Edward William Lane and Rev. Jonathan Scott.
By Edward William Lane; Rev. Jonathan Scott [trans.]

1896 Sindbad the Sailor and Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves

London   Lawrence and Bullen
9" by 6" 279; 16pp
A scarce, illustrated edition of these classic Arabia short stories and folk tales, translated by Edward William Lane and Rev. Jonathan Scott.
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Description

Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

The collected short stories of classic Arabian folk tales, 'Sindbad the Sailor' and 'Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves'. These classic adventure stories are from the larger collection 'One Thousand and One Nights', written during the Islamic Golden Age. 

This edition of these works have been based on the translations of Edward William Lane and the Reverend Jonathan Scott. 

Including an frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by William Strang and J.B. Clark. 

In the publisher's original cloth binding.

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound, with some light shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. A few ink marks to the head of the front board. Internally, front hinge is lightly strained. Remaining binding is firm. A few spots to the first and last few pages, which are otherwise bright and clean.

Very Good

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