Les Mille et Une Nuit
Les Mille et Une Nuit
Les Mille et Une Nuit, Contes Arabes. Traduits en Francosis. Par Mr. Galland, de P Academie Royal des Inscripitions & Medallies. Tome Premier. Septime Edition, revue & corrigee A LA HAYE,Chez JEAN MARTIN HUSSONM, DCC, XLVI
On the 4th page translated from French reads: "Have read, by order of Monseigneur the Chancellor, the present Manuf. Crit; I found nothing there which should prevent its imprint; & I believed that the public would be pleased to see the genius and character of Oriental Tales. Done in Paris this December 27th, 1703. Signed, Fontenelle.
All books are hard cover
Raised bands on spines with boards of character in-between Significant wear on spine and between spines and front and back board Pen markings on punctuation throughout the volumes Wear commensurate with age Vol 1. Gouge on front cover and some water damage on top right corner of roughly 20 pages
These books came from the Estate of Estelle Chessid, New York City Artist and Dealer in Antiquarian Books.
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Les Mille et Une Nuit
Les Mille et Une Nuit, Contes Arabes. Traduits en Francosis. Par Mr. Galland, de P Academie Royal des Inscripitions & Medallies. Tome Premier. Septime Edition, revue & corrigee A LA HAYE,Chez JEAN MARTIN HUSSONM, DCC, XLVI
On the 4th page translated from French reads: "Have read, by order of Monseigneur the Chancellor, the present Manuf. Crit; I found nothing there which should prevent its imprint; & I believed that the public would be pleased to see the genius and character of Oriental Tales. Done in Paris this December 27th, 1703. Signed, Fontenelle.
All books are hard cover
Raised bands on spines with boards of character in-between Significant wear on spine and between spines and front and back board Pen markings on punctuation throughout the volumes Wear commensurate with age Vol 1. Gouge on front cover and some water damage on top right corner of roughly 20 pages
These books came from the Estate of Estelle Chessid, New York City Artist and Dealer in Antiquarian Books.
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