Chec Zade (2 results)

First Amsterdam edition. With Valentine de Laborde's bookplate on inner front panel. Woodcut device on title page. Woodcut initials and tailpieces throughout. 19th century leather. Spine richly gilt, with title vignettes. Marbled endpapers. 261, (1) p. (Frontispiece missing.). First Amsterdam edition of this collection of oriental tales. Scarce edition of Histoire de la Sultane de Perse et des Visirs, a collection of oriental tales, partly corresponding with the stories of the book The Story of the Forty Viziers. Published first in the same year in Paris (chez la veuve de C. Barbin), translated by François Petit de la Croix, however, some sources attribute the translation to Antoine Galland, the French translator of the Arabian Nights, which was published three years earlier. Provenance: Valentine de Laborde (18061894), wife of Gabriel Delessert (Prefect of Paris Police), muse of Prosper Mérimée. . Binding restored at hinges. Engraved frontispiece missing. Old entry of ownership on title page in faded ink. Some spots and stains occasionally throughout. L6 torn at lower corner with no effect to the text. Overall in very good condition. 19th century leather. Spine richly gilt, with title vignettes. Marbled endpapers First Amsterdam edition. With Valentine de Laborde's bookplate on inner front panel. Woodcut device on title page. Woodcut initials and tailpieces throughout.…

Condition: fine. Leipzig 1728 Georg Weidmann. 16mo. Hardcover. Mid 20th century fine binding with marbled boards and mounted black leather spine label with gilt lettering and trim. Fullpage frontispiece of Sultan on throne. Calligraphic detail on titlepage. 240p. In German.Near FINE. binding very secure; text clean (although lightly toned) Tiny paper label on bottom margin final page o/w no owner marks. RARE book in very attractive condition. Pictures available on request.…