Burton, “The Thousand Nights and A Night”, London, Ltd Ed Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) –

Burton, “The Thousand Nights and A Night”, London, Ltd Ed
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) – British explorer, geographer, and translator
“The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night & Supplemental Nights.” London: The Burton Club, n.d. (ca. 1885), limited edition. 17 vols.
Illustrated Benares edition
One of 1,000 limited copies printed for Private Subscribers Only
Penzer, p. 131
Octavos (243 x 160 mm); in recent bindings replicating original set by Bayntun of Bath, England with blue marbled boards and red leather spines decorated with characters from the stories and five raised bands, top edges gilt, fore and foot edges deckled with blue endpapers
Very good condition
Estimate: $3,000

Sir Richard Francis Burton (British, 1821-1890)

Sir Richard Francis Burton was a highly accomplished and intelligent man during a period of great exploration. Though he was regularly thwarted by his own inconsistencies of temperament, he enjoyed opportunities for extensive travel and spent much of his life as a consul in the British ambassadorial service. He learned many languages including Arabic, Gujarati and Hindustani, and he traveled to forbidden cities of Harar and Mecca in an era when it was a death sentence for any non-Muslim who set foot there. Today, he is primarily remembered for his now standard translation of the folktales of “Alf Layla wa Layla” or “The Thousand Nights and a Night,” more commonly referred to in contemporary culture as the “Arabian Nights”.

Condition

Interiors are bright and very clean. In overall very good condition.

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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) – British explorer, geographer, and translator
“The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night & Supplemental Nights.” London: The Burton Club, n.d. (ca. 1885), limited edition. 17 vols.
Illustrated Benares edition
One of 1,000 limited copies printed for Private Subscribers Only
Penzer, p. 131
Octavos (243 x 160 mm); in recent bindings replicating original set by Bayntun of Bath, England with blue marbled boards and red leather spines decorated with characters from the stories and five raised bands, top edges gilt, fore and foot edges deckled with blue endpapers
Very good condition
Estimate: $3,000

Sir Richard Francis Burton (British, 1821-1890)

Sir Richard Francis Burton was a highly accomplished and intelligent man during a period of great exploration. Though he was regularly thwarted by his own inconsistencies of temperament, he enjoyed opportunities for extensive travel and spent much of his life as a consul in the British ambassadorial service. He learned many languages including Arabic, Gujarati and Hindustani, and he traveled to forbidden cities of Harar and Mecca in an era when it was a death sentence for any non-Muslim who set foot there. Today, he is primarily remembered for his now standard translation of the folktales of “Alf Layla wa Layla” or “The Thousand Nights and a Night,” more commonly referred to in contemporary culture as the “Arabian Nights”.

Condition

Interiors are bright and very clean. In overall very good condition.

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