Nov 24, 2014 14:00 EST
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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481
[LIBRARY SET]
BURTON, RICHARD. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. London: Burton Club for Subscribers, [n.d.]. The Connoisseur Edition, number 35 of 100 sets, with the Supplement. Seventeen volumes. Half brown morocco, the spines with a floral motif with red morocco onlays, top edge gilt. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (24.5 x 17 cm); with plates in two states. Spines darkened, bindings somewhat dried with cracked joints, rubbing and shelfwear.
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[LIBRARY SET]
BURTON, RICHARD. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. London: Burton Club for Subscribers, [n.d.]. The Connoisseur Edition, number 35 of 100 sets, with the Supplement. Seventeen volumes. Half brown morocco, the spines with a floral motif with red morocco onlays, top edge gilt. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (24.5 x 17 cm); with plates in two states. Spines darkened, bindings somewhat dried with cracked joints, rubbing and shelfwear.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, Nov 24, 2014
