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117 - GALLAND, Antoine and CAUSSIN DE PERCEVAL, Jean-Jacques.
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Estimate €280 - €380
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Description
GALLAND, Antoine and CAUSSIN DE PERCEVAL, Jean-Jacques. ‎The Thousand and One Nights. Paris: Le Normant, Printer and Bookseller, 1806. In-16 (12.5 x 8 cm), flamed tan sheepskin, plain spine decorated with gilt panels and red morocco leather patches indicating the title and volume number. Gilt edges. Contemporary binding. 9 vols. (of 9), uncollated. Slight rubbing; worm damage to the front cover of vol. IV and on three joints. Handwritten ex-libris on the half-backs (Quillien). First edition of the translation revised by Caussin de Perceval, the finest and most complete. Whilst Antoine Galland was the first to introduce the *One Thousand and One Nights* to Europe in 1704, his translation was above all literary: he adapted the tales to the tastes of the court of Versailles, omitting overly explicit passages or poetic repetitions to turn them into a form of gallant entertainment. Jean-Jacques Caussin de Perceval, professor of Arabic at the Collège de France, emerged a century later with a different ambition. He did not merely republish Galland’s work; he completed the series. At the time, it was known that Galland’s version was incomplete compared with the original manuscripts. Caussin de Perceval therefore drew on the manuscripts in the Imperial Library to translate previously unpublished tales and give the work a new scope, one more faithful to the rich structure of the oriental collection.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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