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235 - MARDRUS [Dr J.-C.] - THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS.
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Estimate €900 - €1,500
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MARDRUS [Dr J.-C.] - THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS. A literal and complete translation of the Arabic text. Paris, L’Édition d’Art H. Piazza, 1926–1932. 12 vols., in-4 (approx. 30 × 23.5 cm). Paperback, illustrated covers, in cardboard slipcases. Illustrations by Léon CARRÉ: 144 colour and gold plates; colour decoration and ornamentation by RACIM MOHAMMED (85 compositions), with borders on every page. Limited edition of 2,500 copies. This copy is no. 142, one of 250 copies printed on Imperial Japan paper with a black-and-white suite of illustrations, in slipcases. Very good condition. Scuffing to the slipcases; the slipcase for the suite in Volume VI is damaged.
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Auction time 10/05/2026 at 10:30 AM
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