The Arabian Nights: Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

London, The Folio Society, 2009. Cloth. A lovely Folio Society facsimile edition of the Arabian Nights, with beautiful colour plates by E. J. Detmold, and enclosed in a slipcase. The thirteenth printing of the Folio Society facsimile edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eleven further colour plates, reproduced from the original watercolours. Collated, complete. This illustrated English language edition of The Arabian Nights was first published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1924, and contains some of the best-known tales from The Thousand and One Nights, a famous collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age. It includes colour reproductions of the exquisite watercolour paintings by the talented book illustrator Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957). This edition includes the following tales: 'The History of Codadad and his Brothers and of the Princess Deryabar'; 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'; 'Sindbad the Sailor'; 'Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'; 'The Three Calenders'; 'The Story of the King of the Ebony Isles'; 'The Story of Baba Abdalla'; 'The Story of Ganem, the Slave of Love&apos. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally, very bright and smart, except for light spotting to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Slipcase is very smart and bright. Fine . Ill.: Edward J. Detmold. Fine .

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Book number: 892M25

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: Arabian Nights One Thousand and One Nights E. J. Detmold One Thousand and One Nights Edward J. Detmold

Forget Me Not: A Christmas and New Year Present for 1824

London , R. Ackermann, 1824. Leather. A very scarce copy of Forget Me Not the first literary annual in English. Very scarce. Forget Me Not was an illustrated British annual published by Rudolph Ackermann. It is a significant publication being one of the first annual in English. Its target audience was women. Originally launched in 1822, this copy is from 1824. Due to its popularity a a junior version was released in 1828. Each annual includes a selection of engraving to accompany the text. This copy includes 12 illustrated articles and stories. This copy also includes the original publisher's adverts. Bound in a decorative diced calf binding. Externally very smart. Rubbing to the joints resulting in slight loss. Spine rebacked. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages otherwise fairly clean with the odd spot. Bookplate to the front pastedown clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 878V21

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: Christmas and New Year Fiction Illustrated Fiction None

The Life and Exploits of Robin Hood: And Robin Hood&Apos;S Garland

Halifax, Milner and Sowerby, 1861. Cloth. A scarce copy of this prose account of the life and adventures of legendary hero Robin Hood. Scarce work. With a frontispiece and vignette title. A prose account of the life and adventures of heroic outlaw Robin Hood, originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema as a legendary character. With details on his gang and their exploits. Chapters refer to the popularity of the stories, the life of Robin Hood, his role as a hero, Sherwood forest, the Sheriff of Nottingham, disguises, Maid Marian, and more. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light age toning to the extremities. The odd small tear to the page edges. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 902T69

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: Life Exploits Robin Hood Garland Exploits None

Aeschylus; E. D. A. Morshead [translator]

The Oresteia

New York , The Heritage Press, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A stunning volume of The Oresteia, a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by the father of tragedy. The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th Century BC. The trilogy consists of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Furies.Aeschylus was an Ancient Greek tragedian and is often described as the father of tragedy. Agamemnon is the first of the three plays and concerns Agamemnon's homecoming after the end of the Trojan War. However, what awaits him at home is his vengeful and distraught wife, Clytemnestra, who is planning to murder Agamemnon for his brutal sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia. The Libation Bearers sees Orestes, Agamemnon's son, murder Clytemnestra in revenge for her murder of Agamemnon. Within The Furies Orestes is hunted and tormented by the furies. The trilogy concerns the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murder of Clytemnestra by Orestes, the trail of Orestes, the end of the curse on the House of Atreus and the pacification of the Erinyes. This stunning large copy of the trilogy is translated from the Greek by E. D A. Morshead with an introduction by Rex Warner and emotively and beautifully illustrated by Michael Ayrton. With nine colour illustration and a slipcase.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with a faded spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In a slipcase that has a few marks to the boards. Fine . Ill.: Michael Ayrton. Fine .

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Book number: 821B57

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: The oresteia aeschylus agamemnon the libation-bearers aeschylus Michael Ayrton

Dante Alighieri

The Paradiso of Dante Alighieri

London, J.M. Dent and Co. 1901. Leather. A handsomely bound, third edition copy of the third part of Dante Alighieri's infamous 'Divine Comedy&apos. Part of the Temple Classics series from J.M. Dent. Published in 1901, this is the third edition of J.M. Dent's Paradiso of Dante Alighieri. This is the third and final part of Dante's epic Divine Comedy after 'Inferno' and 'Purgatorio&apos. Dante Alighieri was a 13th century Italian poet, writer and philosopher. He is most famous for his Divine Comedy, which paints a picture of the medieval vision of the afterlife, including hell, purgatory, and heaven. It is widely considered to be one of the most celebrated works of Italian literature, and perhaps of all time. This edition is part of the Temple Classics series published by J.M. Dent in the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was edited by Israel Gollancz, an English scholar of early literature. Handsomely rebound in full calf binding and including a frontispiece as called for. In full calf binding. Externally, very smart, with just a slight bit of rubbing to the joints and head and tail of the spine. A few odd marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 797J8

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: dante inferno paradiso italian inferno temple classics israel gollancz Not Stated

Ingenious Antiquary

The Noble Birth and Gallant Achievements of That Remarkable Outlaw Robin Hood

not stated , Not Stated [Otto Shulze & Co], c1905. Cloth. An attractive copy of this beautifully illustrated volume of Robin Hood. A copy of The Noble Birth and Gallant Achievements of that Remarkable Outlaw Robin Hood together with a true account of the many merry and extravagant exploits he played, in twelve several stories, newly collected into one volume by an Ingenious Antiquary. As part of the Early English Prose Romances series, being volume two. Beautifully illustrated throughout the text and with three plates. Collated, complete. In a quarter cloth with carboard boards. Externally, smart with a water mark to the top of the boards and some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 831B7

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: The Noble Birth and Gallant Achievements of that Remarkable Outlaw Robin Hood Robin Hood early english prose Robin Hood Not Stated

Lucius Apuleius, William Adlington, F J Harvey Darton

The Golden Ass of Lucius Apuleius

London, The Navarre Society Limited, 1924. Cloth. An excellent edition of this colourful tale of magic and mishap by Roman author Apuleius, illustrated with wood engravings by Philip Hagreen and complete with the original dust wrapper. Apuleius' 'Metamorphoses', or 'The Golden Ass', is the only Latin novel to have survived completely, and follows the protagonist Lucius as he has various exciting encounters with magic, his curiosity often to his detriment. It is complete in eleven books, containing all manner of magical anecdotes and occurrences.From the translation by William Adlington from the sixteenth century. This was the work's first appearance in English, and was a favourite of Shakespeare's.Complete with the original dust wrapper.Illustrated with woodcuts throughout by Philip Hagreen.A splendid edition of this exciting and unusual ancient novel. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely, with just a touch of wear. Dust wrapper has a little wear to the edges and the spine but is otherwise in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Philip Hagreen. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 782R26

Catalogue: Classical Literature

Keywords: Lucius Apuleius The Golden Ass Metamorphoses Roman Literature The Golden Ass Comedy Latin Novel Philip Hagreen