THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS commonly called in England THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS VOL I by LANE, EDWARD WILLIAM

New York: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Fair. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut.. 333 p. Includes illustrations. Volume III (of 8) ONLY. All illustrations present. Footnotes. Notes. Musical notes. From Wikipedia: "Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"....Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. Opinions vary on the quality of Lane's translation. One comment, "...Lane's version is markedly superior to any other that has appeared in English, if superiority is allowed to be measured by… Read More

New York, NY: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Front board weak, strengthened with glue. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut.. 325-679 p. Includes illustrations. Volume VI Only (of 8). All illustrations present. Footnotes. Notes. From Wikipedia: " Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"...Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. A revised edition came out in 1859. The encyclopedic annotations were published, after his death, separately in 1883 by his great-nephew Stanley Lane-Poole,… Read More

New York: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Fair. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut.. 334-681 p. Includes illustrations. Volume IV (of 8) ONLY. All illustrations present. Footnotes. Notes. From Wikipedia: "Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"....Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. Opinions vary on the quality of Lane's translation. One comment, "...Lane's version is markedly superior to any other that has appeared in English, if superiority is allowed to be measured by accuracy and… Read More

New York: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Fair. 350-727 p. Includes illustrations. Volume II (of 8) ONLY. All illustrations present. Footnotes. Notes. Front board weak, strengthened with glue. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut. From Wikipedia: "Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"....Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. Opinions vary on the quality of Lane's translation. One comment, "...Lane's version is markedly superior to any other that has appeared in English, if superiority… Read More

New York, NY: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Good. No dust jacket. Rear end paper missing. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut.. 382 p. Includes illustrations. Volume VII Only (of 8). All illustrations present. Footnote. Notes. From Wikipedia: " Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"...Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. A revised edition came out in 1859. The encyclopedic annotations were published, after his death, separately in 1883 by his great-nephew Stanley Lane-Poole, as Arabian Society in… Read More

New York: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Fair. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut.. 324 p. Includes illustrations. Volume V (of 8) ONLY. All illustrations present. Footnotes. Notes. From Wikipedia: "Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"....Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. Opinions vary on the quality of Lane's translation. One comment, "...Lane's version is markedly superior to any other that has appeared in English, if superiority is allowed to be measured by accuracy and an… Read More

New York, NY: Frank S. Holby, 1913. Aldus Edition De Luxe. Unnumbered, one of a ltd, ed. of 1000. Hardcover. Good. Front board weak, strengthened with glue. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some pages roughly cut.. 383-703 p. Includes: illustrations, index. Volume VIII Only (of 8). Frontis illustration present. Footnotes. Notes. From Wikipedia: " Edward William Lane (17 September 1801, Hereford, England 10 August 1876, Worthing, Sussex) was a British Orientalist, translator and lexicographer. He is known for his translation of One Thousand and One Nights, which he censored, with the usual 19th-century view on "Victorian morality"...Lane's next major project was a translation of the One Thousand and One Nights. His version first saw light in monthly parts in the years 1838 to 1840, and was published in three volumes in 1840. A revised edition came out in 1859. The encyclopedic annotations were published, after his death, separately in 1883 by his great-nephew Stanley Lane-Poole, as… Read More

HarperCollins, 1983-05. Hardcover. Good. NOTE: Volume II only, published by Livres de France. Replica of the 1859 edition. Hardbound with dust jacket. Pages unmarked, moderate wear.

John Murray. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. London, 1859. Volume II only. Green cloth covered boards with gold titles; edges and covers worn, heavier at corners and spine ends; spine is leaning; small tears in cloth along rear hinge; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Front and rear hinges cracked with webbing exposed; some finger smudges on page edges; no internal markings; illustrations in black and white; 578 pages.

John Murray. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. London, 1859. Volume III only. Poor condition. Green cloth covered boards with gold titles; edges and covers worn, heavier at corners and spine ends; rear external hinge starting; spine is leaning; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Front and rear hinges cracked with webbing exposed; binding failing; pages toned, finger smudges and small stains along page edges; illustrations in black and white; no internal markings; 703 pages.