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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL ll
THE SECOND VOLUME CONTINUES THE UNFOLDING OF SHAHRAZAD’S NARRATIVES, FEATURING FURTHER RICH ADVENTURES INCLUDING “THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD THE SAILOR,” AS WELL AS MANY MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL STORIES INTERSPERSED WITH HUMOROUS, ROMANTIC, AND SUSPENSEFUL TALES.
PUBLICATION HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE:PUBLISHED BY THE PROMINENT LONDON-BASED PUBLISHING HOUSE JOHN MURRAY, THIS EDITION OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS BELONGS TO A LEGACY OF INTELLECTUAL AND LITERARY PUBLICATIONS THAT INCLUDES WORKS BY LORD BYRON, CHARLES DARWIN, AND JANE AUSTEN. THIS PARTICULAR EDITION IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS COMBINATION OF LITERARY SCHOLARSHIP AND ILLUSTRATIVE ARTISTRY, MAKING IT A COLLECTOR’S PIECE FOR BIBLIOPHILES AND SCHOLARS ALIKE.
CULTURAL AND LITERARY IMPACT:THE ARABIAN NIGHTS HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND WIDELY TRANSLATED WORKS IN WORLD LITERATURE, CAPTIVATING READERS WITH ITS RICH TAPESTRY OF INTERWOVEN TALES, ADVENTURES, AND MORAL LESSONS. LANE’S TRANSLATION STANDS OUT NOT ONLY FOR THE CLARITY AND BEAUTY OF ITS PROSE BUT ALSO FOR THE DEPTH OF ITS ACCOMPANYING COMMENTARY, WHICH REFLECTS A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY, CUSTOMS, AND ART. THE INCLUSION OF HARVEY'S WOODCUTS FURTHER ENHANCES THE TEXT, CREATING A POWERFUL FUSION OF NARRATIVE AND VISUAL STORYTELLING.
CONCLUSION:THIS THREE-VOLUME SET OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO A. MUKERJEE, TRANSLATED BY E.W. LANE AND ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY, REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ARTIFACT OF 19TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND BOOK PRODUCTION. THE CAREFUL ATTENTION TO SCHOLARLY TRANSLATION AND ARTISTIC CRAFTSMANSHIP MAKES THIS EDITION A VALUABLE AND HISTORIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS TALES. COLLECTORS, SCHOLARS, AND ENTHUSIASTS OF WORLD LITERATURE, MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES, AND BOOK ARTS WILL FIND THIS SET TO BE OF EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.
DIMENSIONS:OCTAVO, THREE VOLUMES. THE ORIGINAL BINDING, THOUGH WORN, REMAINS LARGELY INTACT. SOME RESTORATION MAY BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
THE SECOND VOLUME CONTINUES THE UNFOLDING OF SHAHRAZAD’S NARRATIVES, FEATURING FURTHER RICH ADVENTURES INCLUDING “THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD THE SAILOR,” AS WELL AS MANY MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL STORIES INTERSPERSED WITH HUMOROUS, ROMANTIC, AND SUSPENSEFUL TALES.
PUBLICATION HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE:PUBLISHED BY THE PROMINENT LONDON-BASED PUBLISHING HOUSE JOHN MURRAY, THIS EDITION OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS BELONGS TO A LEGACY OF INTELLECTUAL AND LITERARY PUBLICATIONS THAT INCLUDES WORKS BY LORD BYRON, CHARLES DARWIN, AND JANE AUSTEN. THIS PARTICULAR EDITION IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS COMBINATION OF LITERARY SCHOLARSHIP AND ILLUSTRATIVE ARTISTRY, MAKING IT A COLLECTOR’S PIECE FOR BIBLIOPHILES AND SCHOLARS ALIKE.
CULTURAL AND LITERARY IMPACT:THE ARABIAN NIGHTS HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED AND WIDELY TRANSLATED WORKS IN WORLD LITERATURE, CAPTIVATING READERS WITH ITS RICH TAPESTRY OF INTERWOVEN TALES, ADVENTURES, AND MORAL LESSONS. LANE’S TRANSLATION STANDS OUT NOT ONLY FOR THE CLARITY AND BEAUTY OF ITS PROSE BUT ALSO FOR THE DEPTH OF ITS ACCOMPANYING COMMENTARY, WHICH REFLECTS A PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY, CUSTOMS, AND ART. THE INCLUSION OF HARVEY'S WOODCUTS FURTHER ENHANCES THE TEXT, CREATING A POWERFUL FUSION OF NARRATIVE AND VISUAL STORYTELLING.
CONCLUSION:THIS THREE-VOLUME SET OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO A. MUKERJEE, TRANSLATED BY E.W. LANE AND ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM HARVEY, REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ARTIFACT OF 19TH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND BOOK PRODUCTION. THE CAREFUL ATTENTION TO SCHOLARLY TRANSLATION AND ARTISTIC CRAFTSMANSHIP MAKES THIS EDITION A VALUABLE AND HISTORIC CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS TALES. COLLECTORS, SCHOLARS, AND ENTHUSIASTS OF WORLD LITERATURE, MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES, AND BOOK ARTS WILL FIND THIS SET TO BE OF EXTRAORDINARY INTEREST.
DIMENSIONS:OCTAVO, THREE VOLUMES. THE ORIGINAL BINDING, THOUGH WORN, REMAINS LARGELY INTACT. SOME RESTORATION MAY BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.
Condition
SIMILAR WEAR AS VOLUME I, INCLUDING FOXING AND STAINS, WITH A FRAGILE SPINE. MANUSCRIPT ANNOTATIONS OR STAMPS IDENTICAL TO THOSE IN VOLUME I.
Buyer's Premium
30% up to£100,000.00
25% up to£500,000.00
20% above£500,000.00
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL Il
Estimate £10,000-£15,000
Starting Price
£5,000
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