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Stories from the Arabian Nights
Laurence Housman
1923
Hodder and Stoughton Limited : Nottingham
10" by 8"
319pp
SUMMARY
A delightful Boots edition retelling the tales of Arabian Nights, illustrated with colour plates by Dulac and presented in lovely decorative cloth.
Colour Plates,Decorative Binding,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 23.99
EU Postage: £ 18.99
European Postage: £ 19.99
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DESCRIPTION
Containing such well-known tales as Ali Baba and the forty thieves, the story of the wicket half-brothers, the story of the magic horse, the fisherman and the genie, Sinbad the sailor, and Aladdin and the wonderful lamp, among others.
Retold by Laurence Housman.
With twenty gorgeous tipped-in illustrations in colour by Edmund Dulac; collated, complete.
Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.
With a gift inscription to Lilly dated Christmas 1931
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and cloth is a touch worn. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, binding remains generally tight, with the occasional slight strain; this is noticeable at page 8 in particular. Pages are just a touch age-toned to the edges.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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