Laurence Housman — Stories from the Arabian Nights

Nottingham, Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1923. Cloth. A delightful Boots edition retelling the tales of Arabian Nights, illustrated with colour plates by Dulac and presented in lovely decorative cloth. Containing such well-known tales as Ali Baba and the forty thieves, the story of the wicket half-brothers, the story of the magic horse, the fisherman and the genie, Sinbad the sailor, and Aladdin and the wonderful lamp, among others. Retold by Laurence Housman. With twenty gorgeous tipped-in illustrations in colour by Edmund Dulac; collated, complete.Undated; dated from copies held on Jisc.With a gift inscription to Lilly dated Christmas 1931 In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and cloth is a touch worn. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, binding remains generally tight, with the occasional slight strain; this is noticeable at page 8 in particular. Pages are just a touch age-toned to the edges. Very Good . Ill.: Edmund Dulac. Very Good .