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A plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights' entertainments. Now entitled: The book of a thousand nights and a night - with introduction, explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men.../ by Richard Burton [complete in 17 volumes]

A plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights' entertainments. Now entitled: The book of a thousand nights and a night - with introduction, explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men.../ by Richard Burton [complete in 17 volumes]

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A plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights' entertainments. Now entitled: The book of a thousand nights and a night - with introduction, explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men.../ by Richard Burton [complete in 17 volumes]

by Burton, Richard (1821-1890)

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[London] : Printed by the Burton club for private subscribers only, [1885-1888], 1885. Limited Edition. Hardback. Limited edition of 1,000 numbered sets, of which this is no. 616. Good to very good copies in the original cloth. Title-printed spine labels, slightly edge-worn. Varying degrees of wear and fraying to the spine bands. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Physical description: 17 v. : fronts., plates. ; 24 cm.

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Title
A plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights' entertainments. Now entitled: The book of a thousand nights and a night - with introduction, explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men.../ by Richard Burton [complete in 17 volumes]
Author
Burton, Richard (1821-1890)
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Hardback
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Used
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Limited Edition
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Hardcover
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[London] : Printed by the Burton club for private subscribers only, [1885-1888]
Date Published
1885
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