The Arabian Nights Entertainments: Containing Sixty-Five Stories Told by Shahrazade the Sultaness to Divert Shahryar the Sultan from the Execution of a Vow He Had Made to Avenge the Disloyalty of His First Sultaness; and Containing a Better Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations Than is to Be Met with in Any Edition Hitherto Published; Because the Text is One which Richard Burton Himself Desired to Own: The Definitive and All-Inclusive Burton Translation with the Addition of the Notes Upon the Text Prepared by Those Scholars Who Had Previously Translated the Text into English from the Arabic, Notably Henry Torrens & Edward Lane & John Payne (The Heritage Press)
New York: The Heritage Press, 1955. Szyk, Arthur. Reissue. Large Hardcover.
Includes publisher's slipcase and Sandglass insert Number X-XI: 20. Slipcase edges rubbed with splits beginning at top and bottom seams.
xiv, 330, vi, 136; ix, 331-674, v, 137-262 pp. Translated by Sir Richard Burton, with color plates by Arthur.....