Arabian Nights: Book of Thousand Nights & One Night - Folio Society 1980 4 Vol.

Arabian Nights: Book of Thousand Nights & One Night - Folio Society 1980 4 Vol.

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Arabian Nights: Book of Thousand Nights & One Night - Folio Society 1980 4 Vol.
Folio Society
Fantasy & Fairy Tales

The Arabian Nights: The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night

£36.99
Edition year 1980
Printing year 1980
First edition Yes
Binding parchment
Volumes 4
Weight 5 Kg
Pages V1: xii + 644; V2: viii + 592; V3: viii + 572; V4: viii + 540
Dimensions 25.4 × 16.1 cm
Condition Good
Condition notes In good overall condition. Tears and water damage to slipcase, stain to the slipcase, a few spines and a few pages (eg. p.254-255 of vol.I), lightly foxed page edges and inside the case.

Edition details

The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. 4th. Edition. (4 vol.). A photolithographic reprint of the 1958 edition. Quarter-bound in cream elephanthide parchment. White 4 volume slipcase. Folio Press

Note: Edition details are subject to the condition notes and photographs of this copy.

About the book

The Arabian Nights, also known as The Thousand and One Nights, is one of the world's great storytelling traditions. Within the frame story, Shahrazad tells a succession of tales to King Shahriyar, using storytelling itself as a means of survival. Her narratives open onto a vast imaginative world of merchants, rulers, travellers, thieves, lovers, spirits and magical transformations. Moving between adventure, romance, comedy, wonder and moral fable, the collection reflects centuries of storytelling from the Middle East and beyond. Its nested tales and memorable characters have had an enormous influence on world literature and popular culture, while the recurring themes of fate, ingenuity, justice, desire and the power of narrative give the stories an enduring appeal.

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