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New York: Portland House 871pp. Light wear, soiling.. Paperback. VG-.

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 308pp, frontespiece illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. In America, the Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations and was the first reprint of the original… Read More

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 308pp, frontespiece illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. In America, the Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations and was the first reprint of the original… Read More

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 308pp, frontespiece illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. In America, the Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations and was the first reprint of the original… Read More

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 308pp, frontespiece illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. The gil;t decorations are worn on the spine. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. In America, the Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations… Read More

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 308pp, frontespiece illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. In America, the Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations and was the first reprint of the original… Read More

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, 308pp, frontespiece illusts, very good hardback with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. Victorian society considered many of the stories pornographic and this volume's Terminal Essay has a 14,000-word section entitled "Pederasty" (Volume 10, section IV, D), where he postulated that male homosexuality was prevalent in the… Read More

Heritage Press, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

The Burton Club (n/d circa mid 1880's). This Volume Only, super octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

The Burton Club (n/d circa mid 1880's). This Volume Only, super octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

The Burton Club (n/d circa mid 1880's). This Volume Only, super octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

New York: Portland House, 1978. Paperback. pp. 871. 8vo. General shelfwear, black marker inscription to inside front cover; very good.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1962. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, cloth spine over decorative paper covered boards, in publisher's black slipcase. 1334 pages. Introduction. Illustrated with numerous line drawing by Valenti Angelo. Volumes I and II (bound as one) of the plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments made and annotated by Richard F. Burton. Includes Heritage Sandglass, which is somewhat toned and cropped at fore-edge, though with no loss to text. Circa 1962. No previous ownership marks. White cloth spine is toned to tan, albeit lettering and decorations unaffected. Else book is clean, square, and unmarked. Original cardboard slipcase in excellent condition. Good+ in a fine slipcase. .

Six volumes in three books. Spines are tight and interiors are clean and unmarked. Only very light shelf-wear. Beautiful Heritage edition with pictorial boards and fantastic decorations and illustrations by Angelo. Fiction.

Burton Club, 1965. Silver titles on deep blue cloth. Five of the seven-volume set. Fresh, clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Large Octavo.

Burton Club, 1965. Gilt titles on deep blue cloth. Fresh, clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Large Octavo.

Privately Printed By The Burton Club, nd, Denver Colorado ( between 1903 - mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, c1500pp in toto, frontespiece illusts, 6 very good hardback volumes with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. Photos on request. These volumes become a heavy item so expect extra freight costs The Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations and was the first reprint of the original unexpurgated edition. According to Wikipedia, it was the best reprint for many decades. However, it was not a commercial success and a certain Boston publisher bought its electros, set up the Burton Club (Penzer 1923 p 126 from Wikipedia) and published nine editions from circa 1903 (none of which bear dates). After about 1905, the Burton Club named each edition after a city (Benares, Mecca, Medinah, Aden, Baghdad, Samara, Bassorah, Shammar, and Luristan), a new one appearing about… Read More

Privately Printed By The Burton Club, nd, Denver Colorado ( between 1903 - mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, c1500pp in toto, frontespiece illusts, 6 very good hardback volumes with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. Photos on request. These volumes become a heavy item so expect extra freight costs The Carson-Harper Company, Denver, Colorado, published a 16 volume edition for private subscribers only (1900-1901). This Burton Society edition had 100 Stanley L Wood illustrations and was the first reprint of the original unexpurgated edition. According to Wikipedia, it was the best reprint for many decades. However, it was not a commercial success and a certain Boston publisher bought its electros, set up the Burton Club (Penzer 1923 p 126 from Wikipedia) and published nine editions from circa 1903 (none of which bear dates). After about 1905, the Burton Club named each edition after a city (Benares, Mecca, Medinah, Aden, Baghdad, Samara, Bassorah, Shammar, and Luristan), a new one appearing about… Read More

The Burton Club Denver Colorado nd (between 1903-mid 1920s). 24.0 x 16.0cms, c 4000pp in toto, frontespiece illusts, 10 very good volumes with decorated boards, including Islamic motifs. Photos on request. These volumes become a heavy item so expect extra freight costs. This book was the second unabridged and unexpurgated English translation of the famous Tales. John Payne's translation bore the title The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (1882-1884, 9 volumes) and Burton's version was published soon after. Burton had collaborated with Payne for ten years and Thomas Wright claimed that Burton had plagarised Paine's work (1906). More recent scholars have disputed this claim. Owing to the original text's sexual imagery and to the strict Victorian laws on obscene material, Burton printed his translation for the Kama Shastra Society's private subscribers. Victorian society considered many of the stories pornographic and Burton's Terminal Essay has a 14,000-word section entitled "Pederasty"… Read More

London: The Burton Club. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Bagdad Edition, limited to 1,000 copies, of which this is No. 957. Publisher's full light green cloth, paper labels on spines, t.e.g., fore-edge deckle. nd (c. 1900). Illustrated with numerous tissue-protected half-tone plates, including frontispiece in each volume. . Spines moderately worn, labels worn and soiled; all ten volumes unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD.. B&W Illustrations. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .