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The Book of the Thousand and One Night (Four-Volume Set)
by Mathers, Powys; Mardrus, J. C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martins Press, 1972. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The classic tales from the East, "rendered into English fro the literal & complete French translation by Dr. J. C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers" in this 1972 edition (1977 printing). Lovely 4-volume hardcover set in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Each book contains 500-600 pages. The books are Near Fine, marred only by bumped corners, slight rubbing, & the occasional foxed spots/small stains to external page edges. Interiors look As New: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages a creamy off-white but completely unmarked. Former owner's bookplate neatly glued to ffep in all four books; easily covered with your own. The unclipped DJs range from Good+ to Near Fine, with varying degrees of spotting/foxing/slight wrinkling; NO rips or tears or chips. all 4 are nicely protected in new clear mylar covers for years of reading pleasure.Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. SORRY: expedited shipping requires preapproval of extra (at least double) postage per USPS rates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012770
- Title
- The Book of the Thousand and One Night (Four-Volume Set)
- Author
- Mathers, Powys; Mardrus, J. C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- St. Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- FAIRY TALES FANTASY FICTION ORIENT EAST ASIA SCHEREZADE ARABIAN NIGHTS
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- Illustrated Books/Illustrators;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
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Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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