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ARABIAN NIGHTS -- Le livre des mille nuits et une nuit. Translated from Arabic by J.-C. Mardrus. Illustrated by Lon Carr and with decoration by Racim Mohammed. Paris: G. Kadar for H. Piazza, 10 May 1926-19 September 1932.
16 volumes, 4 (298 x 225mm). Number 38 of 50 copies containing an original watercolour by the two artists in vol. I and the plates in two states, coloured and uncoloured, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 153 original drawings by Carr, 11 original watercolours by Racim and an additional suite of coloured plates bound in; in addition, MOHAMMED'S ORIGINAL DESIGNS, WORKED UP AND ANNOTATED FOR PRODUCTION, FOR THE ELABORATE PAGE DECORATIONS are contained in 4 volumes identically bound with the set. (Mohammed drawing at front of each volume spotted.) Elaborately bound by Charles Lano, each volume in a different shade of morocco with contrasting multicoloured morocco on-lays forming a geometric pattern reminiscent of Islamic design, the flat spines similarly decorated, morocco doublures with elaborately decorated dentelle with floral motif composed of gilt-tooled multi-coloured morocco on-lays, moire endpapers, marbled endleaves, half morocco chemise with spine identically tooled and including title and volume number, marbled-paper slipcase, original purple printed wrappers bound in (a few splits in slipcases). Provenance: Louis Fricotelle (coloured engraved bookplate leaf bound in each volume).
A UNIQUE COPY CONTAINING ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY CARR FOR EACH ILLUSTRATION AND THE ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY MOHAMMED FOR HIS ELABORATE PAGE DECORATIONS. While the first 50 copies of this edition were issued with two extra suites of plates (coloured and uncoloured) and an original watercolour drawing by Carr and Mohammed, the present copy contains an original watercolour by each artist as a frontispiece in each volume, 142 original watercolours by Carr bound in as an extra suite and a further suite (excluding 3 tales) of coloured plates printed on heavier paper. Each tale is therefore illustrated by an original watercolour by Carr, a suite of uncoloured plates and two suites of coloured plates printed on two stocks of paper. Carteret IV, 281. (16)
16 volumes, 4 (298 x 225mm). Number 38 of 50 copies containing an original watercolour by the two artists in vol. I and the plates in two states, coloured and uncoloured, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with 153 original drawings by Carr, 11 original watercolours by Racim and an additional suite of coloured plates bound in; in addition, MOHAMMED'S ORIGINAL DESIGNS, WORKED UP AND ANNOTATED FOR PRODUCTION, FOR THE ELABORATE PAGE DECORATIONS are contained in 4 volumes identically bound with the set. (Mohammed drawing at front of each volume spotted.) Elaborately bound by Charles Lano, each volume in a different shade of morocco with contrasting multicoloured morocco on-lays forming a geometric pattern reminiscent of Islamic design, the flat spines similarly decorated, morocco doublures with elaborately decorated dentelle with floral motif composed of gilt-tooled multi-coloured morocco on-lays, moire endpapers, marbled endleaves, half morocco chemise with spine identically tooled and including title and volume number, marbled-paper slipcase, original purple printed wrappers bound in (a few splits in slipcases). Provenance: Louis Fricotelle (coloured engraved bookplate leaf bound in each volume).
A UNIQUE COPY CONTAINING ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY CARR FOR EACH ILLUSTRATION AND THE ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY MOHAMMED FOR HIS ELABORATE PAGE DECORATIONS. While the first 50 copies of this edition were issued with two extra suites of plates (coloured and uncoloured) and an original watercolour drawing by Carr and Mohammed, the present copy contains an original watercolour by each artist as a frontispiece in each volume, 142 original watercolours by Carr bound in as an extra suite and a further suite (excluding 3 tales) of coloured plates printed on heavier paper. Each tale is therefore illustrated by an original watercolour by Carr, a suite of uncoloured plates and two suites of coloured plates printed on two stocks of paper. Carteret IV, 281. (16)