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Arabian Nights Entertainments, Consisting of One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a Bloody Vow he had made to marry a Lady every Day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. In Four Volumes. A New Edition.
by GALLAND:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Printed for R. Dodsley and L. Cater, 1796. Four Volumes. Hardback, 7 x 4 inches. In full ‘tree calf’ leather bindings, gilt decorations to spines with red and black leather spine labels. Plain endpapers, pale yellow page edging. In very good conditions. Some rubbing to extremities, edges, corners, ends of spines, rubbing to front board vol.4, and starting to crack at ends of front hinge. Corners a little bumped, small chips to corners and ends of spines on vols 3&4. Bookplates to endpapers “G. Withers.” Some handling marks to inside pages, a couple of occasional minor spots, minor mark/stain to p345 v.3. Bindings tight and sound. Else a very good clean and tight set. 4 volumes. 350, 344, 356 & 320pp.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91192
- Title
- Arabian Nights Entertainments, Consisting of One Thousand and One Stories, Told by The Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a Bloody Vow he had made to marry a Lady every Day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. In Four Volumes. A New Edition.
- Author
- GALLAND:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Printed for R. Dodsley and L. Cater, 1796
- Keywords
- Literature GALLAND, Arabian Nights Entertainments: R. Dodsley and L. Cater, New Edition, 1796, leather, tree calf, Told by The Sultaness, Consisting of One Thousand and One Stories,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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