Antoine Galland - Les mille et une nuits - 1837

Splendid two-volume set of this edition which constitutes one of the French versions most influential of this vast narrative cycle drawn from the literary traditions of the Near East - The work gathers a series of framed tales within the famous narrative framework where Scheherazade tells each night a story to the sultan to defer his condemnation and gradually transform his view of the world - This structure gives rise to a bustling universe where adventures, romantic intrigues, wondrous tales, extraordinary journeys, magic, justice and social satire mingle. The stories feature merchants, princes, slaves, genies, caliphs and anonymous heroes, offering a multifaceted portrait of real and imagined Eastern societies - Galland’s translation, far from being a purely literal restitution, adapts these tales to the European taste of the eighteenth century, giving them narrative fluidity and stylistic elegance that have largely contributed to their lasting success - Antoine Galland - The Thousand and One Nights - 1837 - Volume I and II - Furne & Cie - 518 & 560 Pages. Good condition of bindings, works in their full brown leather edition, boards adorned with superb floral decor stamped in blind, wear from use, leather missing on one headcap, marbled edges, back with raised bands and ornate titles, gilt titles and tomes on green leather pieces, gilt rules framing the boards - Good interior condition, some foxing, beautiful vignette on title page, superb engraving on frontispiece, marbled endpapers in good condition, ex-libris, fine overall - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days –

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