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1886-8 Limited "Supplemental Nights" Six Volume Set by Richard Burton

Item Details

A limited edition set of The Supplemental Nights, to The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night translated by Richard F. Burton. Printed between 1886 and 1888 by the by the Kamashastra Society for private subscribers, this is a facsimile of the original edition and issued by the Burton Society. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is 696. Bound in the original black cloth with silver titling and details.

  • Please see item 18BOS217-157 for the ten volume The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night from the same set.
Title and Author/Editor Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night with Notes Anthropological and Explanatory (Richard F. Burton)
Genre Drama and Tragedy, Action Adventure, Classic
Illustrator Stanley L. Wood
Translator Richard Burton
Binding Cloth on board
Publisher or Printer The Burton Society of Denver Colorado, Kamashastra Society
Publication Year 1886
Complete Set No
Number of Books 6

Condition

- staining, markings, and rubbing to spines and covers; shelf and edge wear; loose bindings and cracked hinges; toning.

Dimensions

6.5" W x 9.75" H x 1.5" D

- measurements of the first volume.

Item #

18BOS217-158

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