Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of the Book of the thousand nights and one night : not occurring in the other printed texts of the work : now first done into English / by John Payne ...

Name: Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of the Book of the thousand nights and one night : not occurring in the other printed texts of the work : now first done into English / by John Payne ...
Author: Payne, John, 1842-1916., Villon Society., Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Title	Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of the Book of the thousand nights and one night : not occurring in the other printed texts of the work : now first done into English / by John Payne ...
Author	Payne, John, 1842-1916., Villon Society., Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Publication Date:	1884
Publication Place	London : Printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only, 1884. - Printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	3 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	311086
Record ID	9944261233503681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1884
Notes	Companion edition to his Book of the thousand nights and one night (9 v., 1882-84), completing first English trans. of all four printed Arabic editions (see his Note, v. 3, p. 327)., Editions continued with his Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp ... (1889)--cf. BM, NUC., The Arabic original descends from an unknown text, now lost, which is represented by 2 groups of versions: 1. Paris. Bib. nat. mss. (Arab. 3609-3611) or Galland's ms. and 2. The modern Egyptian recension, from which descend the Būlāq (1835) and Calcutta II (1839-42) versions., From the Paris ms. the Calcutta I and Breslau versions have descended, both of which have been used as the basis of Payne's translation., Table of contents of the Calcutta II (1839-42) and Boulac editions; Breslau (Tunis) edition; and Calcutta I (1814-18) edition in v. 3., Includes bibliographical references and index. \| Lea Library copy is no. 122 of a limited edition of 500 copies.

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Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) editions of the Book of the thousand nights and one night : not occurring in the other printed texts of the work : now first done into English / by John Payne ...

Author Payne, John, 1842-1916., Villon Society., Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Publication Date 1884

Publication Place London : Printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only, 1884. - Printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 3 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 311086

Record ID 9944261233503681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1884

Notes Companion edition to his Book of the thousand nights and one night (9 v., 1882-84), completing first English trans. of all four printed Arabic editions (see his Note, v. 3, p. 327)., Editions continued with his Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp ... (1889)--cf. BM, NUC., The Arabic original descends from an unknown text, now lost, which is represented by 2 groups of versions: 1. Paris. Bib. nat. mss. (Arab. 3609-3611) or Galland's ms. and 2. The modern Egyptian recension, from which descend the Būlāq (1835) and Calcutta II (1839-42) versions., From the Paris ms. the Calcutta I and Breslau versions have descended, both of which have been used as the basis of Payne's translation., Table of contents of the Calcutta II (1839-42) and Boulac editions; Breslau (Tunis) edition; and Calcutta I (1814-18) edition in v. 3., Includes bibliographical references and index. | Lea Library copy is no. 122 of a limited edition of 500 copies.