C1852 The Arabian Nights WOW RARE EDITION 1032 Pages! ILLUSTRATED Antique Book

  

The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Edward Forster, Willoughby & Co, c1852 - 1854. Key feature: The engravings are incredible - and there are over 600 of them! For sale is a large, impressive and notably scarce edition of The Arabian Nights. This work dates from circa 1852, and has been luxuriously gilded to all three page edges.

Inside, the book has over 1000 pages and more than 600 engravings. An especially rare early edition - more impressive than the Brothers Dalziel edition.

See photos for accurate description. Covers with general wear - some light damage to spine. Good inside with expected wear - some marks, small stains etc. A nice example of this rare edition.

The item "C1852 The Arabian Nights WOW RARE EDITION 1032 Pages! ILLUSTRATED Antique Book" is in sale since Tuesday, August 25, 2020. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable". The seller is "cv00030" and is located in Guildford, Surrey.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Non-Fiction Subject: Children's & Young Adults
• Year Printed: 1852
• Modified Item: No
• Fiction Subject: Classic Literature
• Binding: Fine Binding
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Illustrator: Edmund Dulac
• Publication Year: 1852
• Author: Edward Forster
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition