Arabian Love Tales by Mathers, Powys - 1949

The Folio Society, London, 1949. Hardcover No Slipcase. First Folio Society Edition. 8vo. Wood engraved line drawings. Green cloth bound boards with gilt titling to front board and to spine,Decorated e/p's. Black and white frontispiece. 245 pp, no dj splashes and fading to boards with name date 49 to fep but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

London: The Folio Society , 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Lettice Sandford . A scarce first Folio edition of this collection of the best-loved romances in Arabian Nights in the original dust wrapper. A collection of the most popular romances from the of the celebrated stories known as One Thousand and One Night. These stories have lived through centuries despite being frowned upon as frivolous and licentious. The first Folio edition, told by Powys Mathers from the Literal French translation of J C Mardrus. Twelve stories, including 'The Tale of Sweet-Friend and Ali-Nur,' 'The Tale of Pearl-Harvest,' and 'The Tale of the Sea-Rose of the Girl of China' among others. Illustrated with twelve charming full page plates by Lettice Sandford. Collated, complete. With the unclipped dust wrapper. Acquired from the sale of Paul Gallico's library, American novelist and short story and spots writer, best remembered for The Snow Goose and The Poseidon Adventure. In the… Read More