British & Continental Auction | June 26, 2024
Wed, Jun 26, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 167
Two Leatherbound Sets, The Arabian Nights
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
20 volumes total, including: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night...With Introduction Explanatory Notes... and Supplemental Nights, trans. Richard F. Burton, Printed by the Burton Club for Private Subscribers Only, n.d., Mecca Edition, numbered 384 of 1,000, 17 volumes (10 text + seven supplemental), bound in three quarter leather, five raised bands, marbled endpapers, teg; The Thousand & One Nights, trans. Edward William Lane, London: C. Knight & Co., 1841, three volumes, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, teg
Provenance: Private Collection, South Carolina
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Private Collection, South Carolina
light wear to extremities, scattered scuffs and losses to leather and boards, especially at board edges, some staining and fading to spines
