Olcott, Frances Jenkins Stories from The Arabian Nights, (Based on a Translation from the Arabic by Edward William Lane) , London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1931.Illustrated by Orr, Monro S.. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Nice Edition of Sheherezade's fascinating tales, beautifully Illustrated with 8 Full Page Colour Plates by Monro S. Orr. Frontispiece shows "The Magic Carpet". Stories include the 7 Voyages of Sindbad, Ali Baba, The Magic Horse, Caliph the Fisherman, Aladdin, The City of Brass, the Porter and the Ladies of Baghdad, and more. Brown cloth cover with imitation leather texture. Gilt shield of "The King's School, Gloucester" on front within gilt linear border. Nice old bookplate of the Kings's School, dated 1931 pasted on endpaper. Gilt lettering and Ionic Columns to spine. 8" Tall. Slight wear to cover. A little marginal foxing to some pages and some light foxing to title and contents pages. (Book ref. 007352) £37.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Aesop Attic Bookstore , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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