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283 - [PIAZZA – ORIENTAL LITERATURE].
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[PIAZZA – ORIENTAL LITERATURE]. A collection of 18 volumes. Paris, Piazza, 1921–1940. 18 in-12 volumes, Bradel-style cardboard binding with glittered paper, title labels in red shagreen. (A. Buvat) Works published in the exquisite Ex-Oriente collection. Each volume is adorned with a colour frontispiece, often a reproduction of a miniature. Rich typographical frames and ornamentation. Translations by Pétis de Lacroix, F. Toussaint, J. Martinie, Maraval-Berthoin, Le Goffic, etc. *The Jade Flute*: Chinese poems. – *Tales of Phalis*. – The Tale of Prince Calaf and the Princess of China. – The Magic Mirror. – Tunisian Tales. – The Song of Songs. – The Rose Sultana. – Songs of the Caravan. – Japanese Ghosts. – Nala and Damayanti. – The Rose of Bakawali. – The Rose of the Sands. – The Story of Ali Ben-Bekar and the Beautiful Schamsennahar. – Omar Khayyam. The Rubaiyat. – The Garden of Caresses. – Sakuntala. – Ammon’s Last Wife. – Three Chinese Tales from the 17th Century.
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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