The book of the thousand nights and one night : now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic / by John Payne.

Name: The book of the thousand nights and one night : now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic / by John Payne.
Author: Payne, John, 1842-1916., Villon Society., Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Title	The book of the thousand nights and one night : now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic / by John Payne.
Author	Payne, John, 1842-1916., Villon Society., Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Publication Date:	1882
Publication Place	London : Printed for the Villon Society for private subscription and for private circulation, 1882-1884. - Printed for the Villon Society for private subscription and for private circulation
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	9 volumes ; 24 cm
Library:	Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID	2024450
Record ID	9944261293503681
Library Location	University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date	1882
Notes	Half title in Arabic., Series later extended with Payne's translation of Tales from the Arabic ... (3 v., 1884) and Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp ... (1889)--cf. NUC, BM., 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 (1814-18) version has descended and this forms the basis of Payne's translation., Index to the tales in v. 9. \| Lea Library copy is no. 70 of a limited edition of 500 copies.

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The book of the thousand nights and one night : now first completely done into English prose and verse, from the original Arabic / by John Payne.

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

Publication Date 1882

Publication Place London : Printed for the Villon Society for private subscription and for private circulation, 1882-1884. - Printed for the Villon Society for private subscription and for private circulation

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 9 volumes ; 24 cm

Library Penn Libraries

Library Asset ID 2024450

Record ID 9944261293503681

Library Location University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Date 1882

Notes Half title in Arabic., Series later extended with Payne's translation of Tales from the Arabic ... (3 v., 1884) and Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp ... (1889)--cf. NUC, BM., 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 (1814-18) version has descended and this forms the basis of Payne's translation., Index to the tales in v. 9. | Lea Library copy is no. 70 of a limited edition of 500 copies.