Tales from the Arabic: The Arabian Knights edited by John Payne

1st Edition
Tales from the Arabic: The Arabian Knights edited by John Payne
US$62.00

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1884. Private Printers. 1st Edition/1st Edition thus. Vol. 1 + 2.

John Payne's collected work were the first edition to be published as a direct translation from an original text. Previous, earlier editions, were published based on oral retellings of the story. Originally printed as a small number for subscribers only as a way of getting around Brittish Censorship.