LE LIVRE DES MILLE NUITS ET UNE NUIT
Paris: L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, 1926-1932. Hardcover. From an edition of 2,500 copies, this is one (No. 2046) of 2,200 printed on Velin Chiffon. Exquisite edition of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, with a French translation by Orientalist J.C. Mardrus (1868-1949). Mardrus's version of the Arabian Nights is mentioned explicitly in the pages of Marcel Proust's Remembrance of Things Past. Features 144 color plates by Léon Carré, as well as gilt decorated chapter title pages, borders, and initials by Racim Mohammed. Quarto: twelve volumes in six. In three-quarter green morocco over green cloth bindings, with blue mororcco spine labels, five raised bands, and decorative gilt stamping. The original printed paper wrappers are bound in. A lovely set. Item #76557
Price: $2,000.00