LONDON, 1901. Privately printed, set 123 of 250. Illustrated throughout. Teheran Edition of John Payne’s translation of Oriental Tales: The Book Of The Thousand Nights And One Night. Complete set of 15 volumes of red cloth over boards, gilt page heads with untrimmed pages and paper spine labels. Very good condition with tight binding. Minimal fading to cloth. First volume shows signs of more extensive reading than the others — cloth is darker, spine is looser and the spine label has peeled slightly in spots (pictured). Spines on all volumes show sun fading.
Includes 6 volumes of supplemental writing not historical belonging to The Thousand Nights and One Night — “Aladdin” among them. Volumes in Very Good condition. Printed privately due to obscenity laws.
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