1932 Las Mil y Una Noches
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Description
Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
In Spanish.
Illustrated with thirty-two colour plates.
'Arabian Nights', or 'One Thousand and One Nights', is a collection of folk tales from the Middle East. It was collected over centuries, with the roots of the tales being traced from Greek, Indian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Jewish folklore.
The tales are being told by Scheherazade to the King Shahryar, in a bid to save her life. After discovering his wife was cheating on him, he killed her, and vowed to marry a new virgin every day, and then behead them the next. In this vein, he had killed one-thousand and one women before marrying Scheherazade. Scheherazade entices the King by telling him a story on their first night together, pausing halfway through as the sun came up. The King, being absorbed by the story, keeps Scheherazade alive, eager to hear more from her.
Illustrated by Jose Segrelles.
Collated, bound without plate 'y la vio como a la luna entre estrellas' facing page 41.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Minor marks to the boards. Hinges are starting a little but remain firm. Pages are bright and clean.
Very Good Indeed
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