Thursday, May 31, 2012

1898 Arabian Nights Entertainments - Andrew Lang; H. J. Ford


1898

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS
SELECTED AND EDITED BY ANDREW LANG

*** RARE ANTIQUE BOOK ~ GORGEOUS FINE BINDING ~ EXQUISITE ENGRAVINGS ~ CLASSIC ***

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898.
Spottiswoode & Co., Printers.

• First Edition - not stated; title page and copyright dates match; no additional printings noted
• measures about 7.5'' x 5.25''
• stunning publisher's decorative blue cloth fine binding
• intricate embossed gold gilt stamping to front and spine
• textblock all edges gilt
• coated black endpapers
• frontispiece with tissue-guard
• illustrated with 33 full page engraved plates and 33 in-text engravings by Henry Justice Ford (not credited)
• 424 pages

This book is available for sale in my Ebay store.  Please click here to view the item page and full description.
This book is available for sale in my Ebay store. Please click here to view the item page and full description.

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