Author: KELLER, Gerard.
Title: Duizend en één nacht. (Half title page:) Volledige Arabische vertellingen van de Duizend en één nacht.
Description: Nijmegen, Arnhem, Gebr. E.& M. Cohen, (1889). 7 volumes. Large 8vo. Original embossed red cloth with gilt lettering, With over 3000 illustrations and plates by Gustave Doré. The tales of One Thousand and One Nights are a collection of stories from the Middle East, in the form of a frame story in prose. The stories belong to different genres and a considerable part is erotic in nature. In the Western world, these penetrated as fairy tales in the 18th century. The stories are told by the Persian Sheherazade. The origin of the stories is difficult for historians to trace. Some stories probably date from before the Christian era and the oldest stories come from India and Persia. - A fine set.
Keywords: Levant Middle East linguistics
Title: Duizend en één nacht. (Half title page:) Volledige Arabische vertellingen van de Duizend en één nacht.
Description: Nijmegen, Arnhem, Gebr. E.& M. Cohen, (1889). 7 volumes. Large 8vo. Original embossed red cloth with gilt lettering, With over 3000 illustrations and plates by Gustave Doré. The tales of One Thousand and One Nights are a collection of stories from the Middle East, in the form of a frame story in prose. The stories belong to different genres and a considerable part is erotic in nature. In the Western world, these penetrated as fairy tales in the 18th century. The stories are told by the Persian Sheherazade. The origin of the stories is difficult for historians to trace. Some stories probably date from before the Christian era and the oldest stories come from India and Persia. - A fine set.
Keywords: Levant Middle East linguistics
Price: EUR 302.50 = appr. US$ 328.77 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 37140
- Book number: 37140