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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night

Sir Richard Francis Burton

First published 1885
Publisher Kamashastra Society
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Price 210/-

  • 10 volumes of the Arabian Nights, Benares edition. There were 6 additional volumes listed as "Supplemental Nights", published following the Arabian Nights, and presumably to the same subscribers, but listed by us separately.
  • The price was 1 guinea per volume, i.e. 21 shillings. The price listed above is for the full 10 volumes, without conversion to pounds.
  • "Limited to one thousand numbered sets." At head of title: "A plain and literal translation of the Arabian nights' entertainments."
  • "From the more than 30,000 prospectuses sent, 2,000 orders were received for the first 10 volumes at one guinea per volume. The edition was, however, kept at 1,000 sets." (Christie's)
  • Publisher as "By the Kamashastra Society for private subscribers only", but also listed by some libraries as by "The Burton Club".
  • Data from WorldCat, from Heritage Auctions, and from Christie's Auction House.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Book of the Thousand Nights and A Night Cover 1905 Burton Club Hardcover Collection
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night Cover 1934 The Limited Editions Club Hardcover Collection xvii+3975
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night 1962 Heritage Press Hardcover Collection xvi+3975