TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ~ SIR RICHARD BURTON

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� NO RISK PURCHASE! See Below... TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS TRANSLATED BY SIR RICHARD BURTON ILLUSTRATED BY LEON CARRE ~ THE FRANKLIN LIBRARY ~ The main frame story concerns a Persian king and his new bride. Upon discovering his wife's infidelity, the king, Shahryar, has her executed and then declares all women to be unfaithful. He begins to marry a succession of virgins only to execute each one the next morning. Eventually thevizier, whose duty it is to provide them, cannot find any more virgins. Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, offers herself as the next bride and her father reluctantly agrees. On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale, but does not end it. The king is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion. The next night, as soon as she finishes the tale, she begins (and only begins) a new one, and the king, eager to hear the conclusion, postpones her execution once again. So it goes on for 1,001 nights. This beautiful edition was pressed by the Franklin Library, the now defunct printing division of the Franklin Mint. As all are, this is highly collectible due to its striking features and the fact that what is printed is all there is! All Franklin Library books feature: Bound in Leather 22-karat Gold Lettering and Embellishments to the Spine and Covers Decorative Endpapers Sewn Binding, most with Sewn-in Satin Ribbon Marker Reinforced Spine with Raised Spine Bands Gilt Edges Acid-free papers This gorgeous book is itself a piece of art and should be in every fine library of books. It would also make a spectacular gift item!A physical description follows... OTHER EDITIONS AVAILABLE! I LOVE the Arabian NIghts and have always collected and sold MANY DIFFERENT versions. If this one doesn't do it for you, perhaps one of the other editions I have available will! ! to see them all! SPECIAL OFFER : This is one of MANY GIFT EDITIONS I am selling including special editions of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings books. If you buy any combination of 3, I will ship them all free of postage via insured media mail, anywhere in the USA! (Multiple Book Sets count as 1 item) To see all the gift editions that qualify, For any of the other hundreds of items I have available use the link at the bottom of the page. And if you have any requests, by all means, send me an email; if I have it, I'll list it right away for you (no off eBay sales...) Regarding Auctions & the Item... I am a private collector of art, books, music (10,000 records alone!) and "stuff" and am very picky about what I buy. I don't like surprises when I buy things from auctions any more than you do. I promise everything there is to know about this item is in this description. I also do not subscribe to "grading" as frankly, grading is totally inconsistent and most of the "graders" TRULY have no clue, so I will use plain English if it is ok with you... *A beautiful new hardcover book, bound in supple leather with gilt lettering and embellishments on the spine, cover AND back! The edges are also gold tipped and it has a ribbon book mark sewn into the binding. It still crackles when you turn the pages! Simply gorgeous! This book is in excellent condition. For over a decade, I have sold tens of thousands of items on eBay and have only received a handful of complaints about the accuracy in my descriptions. Having met eBay standards for excellence in trading, you may knowing you will get what you THINK you are bidding on! Please check my feedback. It is a record I am very proud of...{enter} I have LOTS of music items, and tons of books available for purchase. Please check my other offerings to see if there is anything else you might be interested in for combined shipping. There are links above and below and why not bookmark my site to make it easier to find at a... read more

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