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The Arabian Nights, illustrated edition by Edward J. Detmold, published by The Folio Society in 1999, a hardback in ivory cloth with gold and brown oriental decoration, with a protective slipcase and numerous colour plates, 250 pages.
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Precious illustrated edition dedicated to the "One Thousand and One Nights", published by the prestigious Folio Society and enriched by the extraordinary plates by Edward J. Detmold, among the most refined British illustrators of the early twentieth century.
The work collects some of the most famous narratives of Eastern tradition, including the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, presented through a rich iconographic apparatus of great decorative and symbolic charm.
The Arabian Nights. Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold, London, The Folio Society, 1999.
PP.: (X), 239, (I). COMPLETE, with numerous color plates not printed in the text.
Copy with pages in very good condition.
The volume is presented in an elegant publisher’s binding in full ivory cloth, illustrated in gold and brown, with the title on the front cover and on the spine (small stains). Rich decoration in an Eastern taste inspired by the plates of the work.
The book is accompanied by its own rigid gilded publisher’s case, which shows some signs of use.
Precious illustrated edition dedicated to the "One Thousand and One Nights", published by the prestigious Folio Society and enriched by the extraordinary plates by Edward J. Detmold, among the most refined British illustrators of the early twentieth century.
The work collects some of the most famous narratives of Eastern tradition, including the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, presented through a rich iconographic apparatus of great decorative and symbolic charm.
The Arabian Nights. Tales from the Thousand and One Nights. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold, London, The Folio Society, 1999.
PP.: (X), 239, (I). COMPLETE, with numerous color plates not printed in the text.
Copy with pages in very good condition.
The volume is presented in an elegant publisher’s binding in full ivory cloth, illustrated in gold and brown, with the title on the front cover and on the spine (small stains). Rich decoration in an Eastern taste inspired by the plates of the work.
The book is accompanied by its own rigid gilded publisher’s case, which shows some signs of use.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Islamic heritage, Literature
Book title
The Arabian Nights
Author/ Illustrator
Detmold
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1999
Height
26 cm
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Width
20 cm
Language
English
Original language
No
Publisher
The Folio Society; London
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Slipcase, Tipped in plates
Number of pages
250
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