Book Thousand Nights, Signed (15 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. [xvi], 108 pages. Quarter vellum, papered boards. Of this Edition 50 Copies have been Printed on large paper Numbered and Signed by E. Powys Mathers. This Copy is No. 40. Rubbing to fore-edge corners. Endpapers tanned. Bookplate of Francis E. Bliss. Shipped Weight: .33 kilos. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [xiii], 108p. A very good copy, the spine ends are somewhat bumped and the spine is slightly faded and the corners of the covers are slightly bumped. An unusual copy. A large paper edition which is no. 36 of 50. Instead of signing the book on the limitation page, the author has written a page and a half signed inscription on both sides of the front free endpaper. As to the cloth on the covers they may be marbled, but rather look to me almost like they have been tye-dyed. At any rate they are pinkish, red and perhaps very light green, all combined in a very wispy way and quite beautiful. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed limited edition copy of this anthology of poems from One Thousand and One Nights, compiled by E. Powys Mathers. One of fifty limited edition large paper copies of this work in the publisher's original marbled boards, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Inscribed to Cecil French from E. Powys Mathers, dated 1925, to the front free end paper. A lovely limited edition large paper copy of this collection of poems from One Thousand and One Nights, printed for subscribers by The Casanova Society. This work was translated and compiled by Edward Powys Mathers (1892-1939), from J. C. Mardrus' French translation of the Arabic tales. In the publisher's original marbled boards, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, boards are bright and smart, with shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper is sunned to the spine, with chipping to the head of the spine and to the fold of the front flap. Handling mark to page 1. Very Good. signed by author. book.

Hard Cover with Slipcase. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Six hardcover books in three slipcases. Books have leather spines with stamped lettering and decorations; boards ar covere in tan and brown illustrated paper; b&w illustrations; limited edition 1393/1500; signed by Valenti Angelo at back of volume six. Volume 1: very good: spine a little off-color with a shallow chip to tail of spine; otherwise like new. Volume 2: very good plus? spine a little off-color; otherwise like new. Volume 3: very good minus: spine a little off-color and scuffed; small shallow chip to head of spine; small spot to middle of spine; otherwise like new. Volume 4: very good: spine a little off-color; slight scuffing; small spot; otherwise like new. Volume 5: very good minus: spine a little off-color; shallow chip to head of spine; otherwise like new. Volume 6: very good condition: spine a little off-color; tiny shallow chip to head of spine; otherwise like new. Slipcases in good minus to good plus condition. Not available for priority or international shipping. Will require extra for shipping. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Illustrator(s). Book.

hardcover, Condition: poor, Limited Editions Club, NY, 1934, #357 of 1500 copies, signed by illustrator in Volume 6. Six Volumes, 8vos., 1/4-leather, 3975pp., leather powdery, spine caps chipped, a couple of cracked inner hinges, contents G $.

Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. Valenti Angelo (illustrator). Limited Edition. Complete set in remarkably good condition. Quarter-leather with illustrated boards. Six volumes in three original slipcases, the case for volumes 1 and 2 has split Limited edition set, #18 of 1500 sets, signed by the illustator Valenti Angelo on colophon of volume 6. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Vol. 6; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 4046 pages; Signed by Illustrator. Near Fine. The unabrdiged translation with notes, introduction and terminal essay by Sir Richard Burton, edited for this edition by Emile van Vliet. The 11th book from the 5th Series and 59th publication by the LEC. This copy being #1253 of 1500 copies. Illustrated & signed by Valenti Angelo and book design by George Macy. Printed by The Printing House of William Edwin Rudge and set in linotype Cloister on Arak paper. Bound by H. Wolff in half natural cowhide with printed paper sides designed by Angelo. A Near Fine set in exceptional condition for this publication. Slightly differently aged spines, internally in fine condition. Kept in the original slipcases, about VG, with splitting and general wear. This set is rarely found in this condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 17 volumes. Hardcover bound in dark red leather over boards with gilt decoration and lettering on the covers and spine. Gilt page edges, lightly rubbed on some volumes. Silk moire rose colored endpapers and white sewn-in ribbon marker. Some edges and raised cords on spines lightly rubbed. Pages inside are crisp, clean, and bright. Includes customizable Easton bookplate stickers. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1994. Binding is tight; all 17 volumes have barely been cracked open. A very good set. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Valenti Angelo (illustrator). Six octavo volumes (5-3/4" x 9-1/4") bound in half natural cowhide leather and printed paper sides designed by Valenti Angelo. The unabridged translation complete with notes and index by Sir Richard Burton. Illustrated with 1001 drawings by Valenti Angelo. Copy #323 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. The first multi-volume set issued by the press. Light foxing, mostly to the endpapers, the contents clean. The leather on the spines is still supple with some rubbing and marking but better than customarily found; the corners are straight, the edge of the rear board of one volume nicked. A Very Good to Near Fine set, lacking the slipcases.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Six volume set. Quarter leather with decorative boards. In three slipcases as issued. Limited edition #840 of 1500 copies signed by illustrator Valenti Angelo to the limitation page volume 6. Spines slightly sunned/scuffed else fine condition; volume 5 has hint of moisture. The slipcases are slightly sunned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Valenti Angelo (illustrator). #1459 of 1500 copies printed and SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR Valenti Angelo at Limitation Page, rear of Volume 6. Laid in is SCARCE publisher's Newletter. All 6 volumes are Near Fine to Fine, a bit of darkening to leather at tips of 4 of the volumes. Housed 2 volumes per slipcase, the slipcases Very Good Plus to Near Fine, a bit of fading and discoloring. Overall a quite handsome set. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR. Book.

Privately printed signed Limited Editions Club edition of the unabridged translation of Burton's famed work. Octavo, six volumes bound in half leather over printed paper boards, elaborate geometric and botanical stamping to the spine, illustrated with 1001 drawings by Valenti Angelo. One of fifteen hundred numbered copies made for the members of The Limited Editions Club and signed by the illustrator, Valenti Angelo, on the colophon, this is number 1398. In fine condition. An exceptional set. The Alf Layla wa-Layla ("One Thousand Nights and a Night") have enchanted readers for centuries with shimmering visions of "a land of fable environment whose deserts and oases, bazaars and slums, jeweled caverns and minaret-topped edifices are immediately recognizable" (Clute & Grant, 51). Esteemed explorer and scholar Richard Burton translated and annotated the Arabian Nights, intending to create "a legacy to his countrymen, of whose imperial mission he was ever mindful, and to perpetuate the fruit of his own oriental experiences" (DNB).

Hardcover. Valenti Angelo (illustrator). Six octavo volumes (5-3/4" x 9-1/4") bound in half natural cowhide leather and printed paper sides designed by Valenti Angelo. The unabridged translation complete with notes and index by Sir Richard Burton. Illustrated with 1001 drawings by Valenti Angelo. Copy #294 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. The first multi-volume set issued by the press. Scarce August 1934 Monthly Letter laid in. The leather on the spines retain their suppleness with just a few minor rubs; the corners are straight and the contents fresh. It is extremely difficult to find this set today in anything approaching this condition as the leather did not wear well. Fine set in Very Good slipcases with one edge split and another repaired with tape.

The Manuscript Edition, number 50 of 150 sets, with an autograph letter signed from Burton to writer and friend James Hain Friswell, the dedicatee of Burton's Stone Talk (1865), "a bitter satire. enumerating many of the crimes which England has committed" (Penzer, p. 77); Friswell helped to see the book through the press. A sparkling set of this very handsome edition. Letter in full: 34 Upper Montague Place, Montague Square August 25/[18]64 My Dear Sir Please let me know when and where I can pick you up tomorrow en route for the club [possibly either the Savage or Cannibal clubs]. I have just returned from rustication [Burton returned from the Kingdom of Dahomey, West Africa, in August 1864]. In haste believe me yours sincerely Richard F. Burton Hain Friswell Esq The Burton Club reprints were based on the edition put out by the so-called Burton Society of Denver, Colorado, in 1900-01, "the first and by far the best reprint of the original unexpurgated edition of the Nights" (Penzer). For that edition, each page of the original edition of 1885-8 was photographed "from the negatives of which zincos [zincograph plates] were prepared, and electros [electrograph plates] from these latter were used for the printing" (ibid.). Penzer goes on to explain that the zincograph plates were sold by the Burton Society to the Burton Club around 1903-4. "The Arabian Nights had been an important part of Burton's life for decades. In 1882 he began translating it in earnest. Although there were other translations of the Nights in English, Burton's was distinguished by his retention of the sexual content of the original Arabic versions, while his extensive footnotes drew on a lifetime of travel and research. Unable to get an acceptable offer from a publisher, he decided to print it himself, a venture that must have seemed more speculative than any of his searches for gold. He and Isabel announced a limited subscription of 1000 copies, hoping for 500 responses; to their surprise, they received 2000, but kept their word and accepted only 1000. At last Burton's literary efforts were rewarded with financial success, as he got 16,000 guineas from an outlay of 6000. Despite its deliberately archaic style, The book of the thousand nights and a night. has become the pre-eminent English translation of the Middle Eastern classic. It is the keystone of Burton's literary reputation" (ODNB). Sets retaining the original "manuscript" are certainly rare; that which appeared at Christie's in 1995 had had the manuscript removed; the only other set in auction records, apparently retaining the MS, appeared in 1928. See Penzer p. 126 et seq. (for Burton Club editions). 16 vols, large octavo. Original green morocco, spines lettered in gilt, richly gilt in spine compartments within raised bands, elaborate arabesque gilt design to covers incorporating Burton's name in Arabic, gilt concentric rules to turn-ins, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Photogravure frontispieces and plates after Letchford, Lalauze, Batten, Gavarni, and others, including frontispiece portrait in vol. I in two states (coloured and uncoloured) after the portrait by Sir Frederick Leighton, captioned tissue guards. Save for very light rubbing at extremities and toning to endpapers, an excellent, bright, square set, the gilt bright, and contents clean and partly unopened.