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Richard F. Burton. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Burton Club, London, 1885.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: This limited edition book ( number 895 0 of a thousand printed for the Burton Club of private Subscribers is Volume IX. The full title of the volume is : Plain and Literal translation of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Now Entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, with Introduction and explanatory Notes on the Manners and customs of Moslem men and a terminal essay Upon the History of the Nights. Note: this is the Shammar Edition.

Seller: Cerulean Day, Newtown, PA, U.S.A.

Burton, Richard F.. The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainment, Volume 4. Privately Printed By the Burton Club, 1885.

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Condition: Near Fine

Description: Near Fine hardcover in black cloth boards with gilt-decorative front panel and gilt spinal lettering. Volume 4 only (of a 16 volume set). Translated and annotated by Richard F. Burton. Index, 307pp.

Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.

BURTON, RICHARD. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments (10 Volumes). THE BURTON ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 1885.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: ]1st limited edition printing, sets printed for subscribers; no date given (circa 1903?) clean, unmarked pages/index, some uncut pages; black w/gilt decorations/titles; top edges heavy gilt. With Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay upon the History of The Nights. [Translated and Annotated] by Richard F. Burton. Printed by the Burton Club for Private Subscribers only.COMPLETE SET OF 10 VOL. PLEASE REVIEW PICTURES

Seller: Shadetree Rare Books, Chatham, VA, U.S.A.

Burton, Richard F. / Payne, John. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night - Broken Set. Burton Club, 1885.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: This set is missing volume I and also volume V. It was limited to a printing of 1,000 of which this is number 667. The book has been bound in a light brown cloth with a title paper on the top of the spine. There is very little corner bumping and slight edge wear. Text has yellowed with age but there is very little foxing. Gilt on the top edge of the text block is still bright. Illustrations protective tissues appear complete. An owners name and personal library stamp is located on the front end paper, otherwise unmarked. Hinges and spine binding are quite solid. Very little rubbing or wear on the boards. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.

Richard F. Burton. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night Vol. I-I0 Plus Supplemental Nights Vol.1-5 + 7 (Benares Edition) #312 / 1000 Copies. Burton Club 1885 or 86?, 1885.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: Covers clean with light edgewear. a few have front inside hinges cracked. text clean / bindings good. frontis in each w/ tissue. Printed for subscribers only. nice bookplate inside covers dated 1903. Good-Very Good / rust color cloth covers with paper spine label.

Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.

Burton, Richard F. , editor.. Arabian Nights - The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. 10 volumes plus 6 supplementary volumes.. Burton Club. Privately printed by n.d. (1885),, n. p., 1885.

Price: US$595.00 + shipping

Description: ca. 5500 pp., Burton, Richard F. Facsimile reprint of the original 1885 edition. Complete in 10 vols plus 6 Supplement vols. Bound in black paper (simulated cloth surface) over board, with gilt titles and decoration. Supplement volumes have silver titling. Red top edge. Shipping assessed according to destination. Fine.

Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, Canada

Burton Richard F.. Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments.(Alf Laylah Wa Laylah) Now Entituled: The Book of the Thousand nights and a Night with Introductory Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay upon the History of The Nights. The Burton Club, 1885.

Price: US$845.32 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Offering consists of 17 volumes ( 1 - 10 The Thousand Nights and a Night and 11-17 The Supplemental Nights) of the Shammar Edition Limited to one thousand numbered sets of which this is Number340. Beige cloth covered boards have paste-on labels at head of spine, top edges gilt and other edges rough cut and glassine protected plates. Fo bookplates in all vol. Each vol. weighs approx. 2lb.and shipping will be more expensive. Bookseller's Inventory # 225792.

Seller: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada

BURTON, Richard F.;. The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night. A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainment's. With an introduction explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men and a terminal essay upon the history of The Nights. In Seventeen Volumes. Limited Numbered Edition.. The Burton Club for Private Subscribers Only. 1885, 1885.

Price: US$1215.08 + shipping

Description: Bound in attractive blue half morocco by Bayntun, spines decorated with characters from the stories, and light blue cloth boards. Gilt top edges. 16 ex 17 volumes. Lacks Volume One of Supplements volumes. Each size approx 9.25 x 6.5 inches. In very good conditions. Spines very lightly sunned. One spine very light scuff, another volume has small mark centre of spine (Vol V Supplement.) A few very light minor marks to boards. Volume I small inscription on front endpaper. Each volume on first blank page has a few pencil notes relating to stories. Inside a few pages uncut. Else generally very clean & tight. Illustrated Benares Edition with many b&w illustrations. Hand numbered; 777 / 1000.

Seller: PROCTOR / THE ANTIQUE MAP & BOOKSHOP, DORCHESTER, United Kingdom

BURTON, Richard F.. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: With an Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay Upon the History of the Nights. The Burton Club For Private Subscribers Only, 1885.

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Description: First Edition. Limited Edition, numbered 313 of 1,000 numbered sets. Seventeen volumes. "A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments." Includes ten volumes of the Arabian Nights and 7 Volumes of the Supplemental Nights. Black and white frontispiece illustrations and illustrations throughout, by French and English artists including Lethford, Lalauze, and others. Richard F. Burton was an English writer, translator, explorer, poet, soldier, spy, linguist, and diplomat, known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa and his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. This version was one of the earliest unabridged translations of the popular Arabian Nights stories and is the most popular, considered "the most complete version of texts relating to the Arabian nights available in English," though it has also been criticized for its "archaic language and extravagant idiom" and "obsessive focus on sexuality." Tall octavos, original light gray cloth with printed paper spine labels, gilt top edge, original endpapers. All volumes are Very Good, some foxing to spines and spine labels of some volumes, some pages roughly opened.

Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.

Burton, Richard (1821-1890). 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]. [London] : Printed by the Burton club for private subscribers only, [1885-1888], 1885.

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Description: 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. 15 Kg.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Burton, Richard (1821-1890). 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]. [London] : Printed by the Burton club for private subscribers only, [1885-1888], 1885.

Price: US$2644.00 + shipping

Description: 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. 15 Kg.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Burton, Richard F.. The book of a Thousand Nights and a Night with introduction explanatory notes on the manners and customs of Moslem men and a terminal essay upon the history of The Nights. A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainment. 16 Vol.. Kamashastra Society for Private Subscribers Only, India, 1885.

Price: US$3898.64 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: original black cloth with gilt and silver decorations, bookplates of William Hall Baron Wavertree, and John Hely-Hutchinson, Chippenham Lodge, Ely, head of a few spines rubbed, head of Volume 1 neatly repaired, Volume 5 neat repair to spine, Volume 10 neatly re-backed retaining original spine, Supplemental Nights Volume 6 neatly re-backed retaining original spine, small neat repairs to two other volumes, including the Supplemental Nights, Printed by the Kamashastra Society for Private Subscribers Only, Benares, first edition, 1885-88. First edition of Burton's translation. It remains the only translation of the complete Nights, Burton's magnum opus and the pre-eminent English translation of the Middle Eastern classic. Richard Burton travelled to Mecca, explored the African Great Lakes and shocked his readers with his candid travel accounts; he was one of the foremost linguists of his time, and also an explorer, poet, translator, ethnologist, and archaeologist, among other things. ‘The Thousand Nights and a Night’ is probably the most famous of all his many works. This translation reflected his encyclopaedic knowledge of Arabic language, sexual practices and life: "it reveals a profound acquaintance with the vocabulary and customs of the Muslims, with their classical idiom," [Encl. Brit.] as well as colloquialisms, philosophy, modes of thought and intimate details. The first edition was published in 1885-88 and reissued by the Burton Club shortly thereafter. The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment is "a collection of ancient Persian-Indian-Arabian tales, originally in Arabic, arranged in its present form about 1450, probably in Cairo. The collection is also known as A Thousand and One Nights. Although the stories are distinct in plot, they are unified by Scheherazade, the supposed teller; she postpones her execution by telling her husband Schahriah, a story night after night, without revealing the climax until the following session. Sir Richard Burton’s monumental version was issued only to subscribers by the Kamashastra Society of Benares in 1885-86. Among the more recent editions is [one] by Powys Mathers" (Benét’s Reader’s Encyclopedia). The most popular stories include "Aladdin," "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," and "Sinbad the Sailor." "Burton arrived at Bombay in October 1842 and was posted to Baroda, about 400 kilometres to the north, where he spent much of his time perfecting his knowledge of Hindustani and Arabic." (R. J. Howgego). Bibliographic references: Cf. Howgego III, B98 (p. 146, first ed. 1885-88). #34716.

Seller: FOLIOS LIMITED, Witney, United Kingdom

Burton, Richard Francis, English explorer and diplomat (1821-1890).. Autograph letter signed ("R. F. Burton" and in Arabic).. [London], 15. X. 1885., 1885.

Price: US$27843.01 + shipping

Description: 16mo. 4 pp. on bifolium with United Services Club embossed letterhead. In custom quarter morocco folder. To Colonel Montgomery, referencing the success of the "Arabian Nights": "[.] To my great astonishment The Nights has hit the public taste: it has of later years been so stuffed with goody-goody, namby-pamby Maria-Matilda that it wants 'strong meat' and by Jove it has got it. We had the pleasure of seeing my good friend Thayer here and I (unhappily) forgot to put his name down for the Athenaeum Club - London without a club is like a park without games. We are both living well under influence of beef and port (wine) and shudder at the lean flesh pots of Trieste (veal) [.]". - Burton published his famous translation of the "Arabian Nights" ("The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night") in a private printing for the Kama Shashtra Society in 1885. The private publication, by subscription only, was necessary to avoid Victorian obscenity strictures. - Reinforcement at fold, a little smudging to signatures.

Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria