BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890), translator. A group of 5 works of Arabian Nights or The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, comprising:

The Thousand and One Nights. The Arabian Nights Entertainments. Jonathan Scott, introduction. L: J.C. Nimmo and Bain, 1883. 4 vols. Early 20th-century half maroon crushed levant gilt, stamp-signed by Steward Kidd. LIMITED EDITION, 104 of 150 copies. -- The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. 10 vols. -- Supplemental Nights. 7 vols. N.p. [London?]: Printed by the Burton Club for private subscribers only, n.d. [but ca 1905-1920]. Together, 17 vols. Original drab cloth, paper labels to spines printed in red and back, top edge gilt, fore-edge uncut and partially unopened. LIMITED EDITION, 807 of 1000 copies. A variant unrecorded in Penzer. Penzer, pp. 126-130, 132-134. -- The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night. Valenti Angelo, illustrator. NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1934. 6 vols. Original calf-backed decorated boards. LIMITED EDITION, 1398 of 1,500 copies, SIGNED BY ANGELO on vol. VI limitation. -- The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Vaenti Angelo, illustrator. NY: The Heritage Press, [1962]. 6 vols. in 3. Original cloth-backed decorated boards gilt; original slipcases. Reprint of the 1934 LEC edition. -- Together, 5 works in 35 volumes, all 8vo, condition generally very good to fine.

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BURTON, Richard Francis, Sir (1821-1890), translator. A group of 5 works of Arabian Nights or The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, comprising: