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BURTON, Sir RICHARD F., translator. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [with: Supplemental Nights]. Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society, 1885-88. 16 vols. (including 6 supplemental vols.), 8vo, full crimson morocco, covers with gilt fillet and floral pointillé borders, large gilt ornamental cornerpieces with pointillé tooling and hatched decoration forming arabesque design, gilt central ornament composed of Islamic letters and floral pointillé design, smooth spines with titles gilt lettered in three linked strapwork cartouches on gilt stippled background, t.e.g., board edges and turn-ins gilt, silk doublures and free endpages, by P.B. SANFORD. A beautifully bound set, illustrated with numerous plates.
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BURTON, Sir RICHARD F., translator. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night [with: Supplemental Nights]. Benares: Printed by the Kamashastra Society, 1885-88. 16 vols. (including 6 supplemental vols.), 8vo, full crimson morocco, covers with gilt fillet and floral pointillé borders, large gilt ornamental cornerpieces with pointillé tooling and hatched decoration forming arabesque design, gilt central ornament composed of Islamic letters and floral pointillé design, smooth spines with titles gilt lettered in three linked strapwork cartouches on gilt stippled background, t.e.g., board edges and turn-ins gilt, silk doublures and free endpages, by P.B. SANFORD. A beautifully bound set, illustrated with numerous plates.
Provenance: Charles J. Groves, bookplate in each volume. (16)
Provenance: Charles J. Groves, bookplate in each volume. (16)