Author: MORELL SIR CHARLES [PSEUDONYM OF JAMES RIDLEY. 1736-1765 ] .
Title: The Tales Of The Genii. Translated From The Persian By Sir Charles Morell. With Memoirs Of The Author.
Description: London: Printed for C. and J. Rivington; J. Nunn; T. Cadell.. et al (10 others), 1824 . 0. A very good full leather binding. 12mo. 5.0" x 3.0" x 1.0". pp.ix/[3pp.]/pp.480 . Black morocco binding with blind-stamped decoration, edges lightly rubbed and bumped. Flat spine with gilt tile: "Tales Of The Genii". All page edges gilt (rubbed ). A few gatherings just proud of the text block. Inner gilt dentelles. Yellow endpapers (soiled). Small pink bookseller's label to verso of the front board: "G Paul. Bookseller. Bury." Extra engraved frontis and title-page, followed by a printed title-page (all lightly soiled). Clear English text throughout on lightly toned paper. Colophon to base of last page: "London: Printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars." VG. ** Note from British Library Hub: "In fact an original work by James Ridley, writing under the pseudonym Sir Charles Morell, based on the 'Arabian nights' . ".

Keywords: 50159 Ridley, James C. And J. Rivington the Tales of the Genii. Translated from the Persian by Sir Charles Morell Literature: : 19th Century


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