{"product_id":"1898-rare-first-edition-the-arabian-nights-by-andrew-lang-illustrated-2","title":"1898 Rare First Edition - The Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang, Illustrated","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"436\" data-start=\"103\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"114\" data-start=\"103\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Selected and edited by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.\u003cbr data-end=\"179\" data-start=\"176\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"189\" data-start=\"179\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"226\" data-start=\"190\"\u003eThe Arabian Nights Entertainments.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"229\" data-start=\"226\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"243\" data-start=\"229\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 39 Paternoster Row; New York and Bombay, 1898. First Edition.\u003cbr data-end=\"327\" data-start=\"324\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"340\" data-start=\"327\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-end=\"360\" data-start=\"357\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"369\" data-start=\"360\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 x 5 inches.\u003cbr data-end=\"407\" data-start=\"404\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"417\" data-start=\"407\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e xvi + 424 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"450\" data-start=\"438\"\u003eBinding: \u003c\/strong\u003eAttractive and very good original publisher’s blue pictorial cloth binding, lavishly gilt-stamped with an elaborate Oriental design depicting a winged genie above a minaret skyline under a crescent moon and stars, with gilt title and decorative figure on the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. A superb example of late Victorian book design by Longmans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"981\" data-start=\"969\"\u003eContent: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and staining - as shown, neat early ink gift inscription on half-title: \u003cem data-end=\"1170\" data-start=\"1119\"\u003e“To Ursula, with Uncle Roland’s love, Xmas 1898.”\u003c\/em\u003e, bookplate of \u003cem data-end=\"1201\" data-start=\"1184\"\u003eU.M. Boddington\u003c\/em\u003e on the front pastedown - as shown).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1311\" data-start=\"1293\"\u003eIllustrations: \u003c\/strong\u003eIllustrated throughout by Henry Justice Ford, including a full-page frontispiece with tissue guard (“The Talisman is discovered in one of the jars”) and numerous other fine black-and-white plates within the text. Ford’s detailed line work brings Lang’s retellings vividly to life, from genies and enchanted horses to sultans and storytellers. (Complete).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1696\" data-start=\"1664\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1677\" data-start=\"1664\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 350 – 500).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2238\" data-start=\"1703\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1716\" data-start=\"1703\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA splendid 1898 First edition of \u003cem data-end=\"1781\" data-start=\"1746\"\u003eThe Arabian Nights Entertainments\u003c\/em\u003e, beautifully produced by Longmans, Green, and Co. under the editorial direction of Andrew Lang. This volume captures the spirit of the legendary \u003cem data-end=\"1960\" data-start=\"1931\"\u003eOne Thousand and One Nights\u003c\/em\u003e—a treasury of Middle Eastern folklore and imagination—retold for English readers in Lang’s elegant prose. Stories include \u003cem data-end=\"2117\" data-start=\"2083\"\u003eThe Story of the Enchanted Horse\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"2148\" data-start=\"2119\"\u003eThe Fisherman and the Genie\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"2178\" data-start=\"2150\"\u003eThe Merchant and the Genie\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"2216\" data-start=\"2184\"\u003eThe Story of the Three Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2603\" data-start=\"2240\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2255\" data-start=\"2240\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003eAndrew Lang (1844–1912) was a Scottish poet, classicist, and folklorist whose retellings of myth and folklore introduced countless readers to the world’s storytelling traditions. His \u003cem data-end=\"2458\" data-start=\"2445\"\u003eFairy Books\u003c\/em\u003e and related anthologies are cornerstones of late Victorian children’s literature, uniting scholarship, narrative grace, and moral imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"2971\" data-start=\"2605\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2625\" data-start=\"2605\"\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Justice Ford (1860–1941), one of the preeminent illustrators of the Golden Age, collaborated closely with Lang on his fairy-tale series. His dynamic compositions, delicate linework, and imaginative details perfectly complement Lang’s magical storytelling, making this \u003cem data-end=\"2922\" data-start=\"2906\"\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e one of the most visually striking in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46998050701561,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251105Arabian-000.jpg?v=1762300093","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1898-rare-first-edition-the-arabian-nights-by-andrew-lang-illustrated-2","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}