Letchford Albert (42 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition book without dust jacket. 3/4 leather boards are clean with little wear. Book has clean and bright contents, marbled endpapers, rough-cut page ends.

Condition: Good. Good condition book without dust jacket. 3/4 leather boards are clean with little wear, front hinge split but just holding. Book has clean and bright contents, marbled endpapers, rough-cut page ends.

Condition: New.

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Condition: New. pp. 373.

Condition: New. pp. 373.

Condition: New. pp. 373.

Cloth. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Black boards, gold decorated plaque to upper cover. The Library Edition. Translated from the Arabic by Richard Burton, reprinted from the original edition and edited by Leonard C.Smithers and illustrated by a series of seventy original illustrations reproduced from the original pictures in oils specially painted by Albert Letchford. In Twelve volumes. VOLUME II. Covers detached at spine. Albert Letchford (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Library Edition. 420 pp. Library edition, illustrated. Gilded cover, topedge, and text on spine. Cover and spine show heavy signs of shelf wear. Front pastedown includes a bookplate and some staining. Deckled edges. Some pages are loose but binding is intact. Pages are browning/foxing from age but are unmarked. A beautiful copy. Reprint of original edition Four 4. Letchford, Albert (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Library Edition. 431pp. Library edition, illustrated. Gilded cover, top edge, and text on spine. Cover and spine show heavy signs of shelf wear. Front pastedown includes a bookplate and some staining. Deckled edges. Some pages are loose but binding is intact. Pages are browning/foxing from age but are unmarked. A beautiful copy. Reprint of original edition Two 4. Letchford, Albert (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Library Edition. 495 pp. Library edition, illustrated. Gilded cover, top edge, and text on spine. Cover and spine show heavy signs of shelf wear. Front pastedown includes a bookplate and some staining. Deckled edges. Some pages are loose but binding is intact. Pages are browning/foxing from age but are unmarked. A beautiful copy. Reprint of original edition Eleven 4. Letchford, Albert (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Only 200 copies of this large paper have been printed with the extra frontis designed especially for this edition by Albert Letchford and inscribed by the publisher to front free end paper. Large 8vo, xxi + pp243 plus 3 pages of "opinions of the press" to rear, complete with photogravure frontis by Albert Letchford and 33 b/w illustrations by Ernest Griset (16 of them full page plates). Hardcover no dust jacket. Binding of blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board and gilt designs to both boards in good only condition with split down front side of spine, although binding still tight and solid with rubbing to edges and tips of boards and spine and some marks to back board. Inside inscribed " To my friend Maud , with the publishers compliments C-G. J, Xmas, 1893" along with stamp of "J Maud Matthews" to front free end paper with all other pages and plates with top edge gilt in surprisingly clean and bright condition with the odd spot of foxing. A nice signed copy of these 11 tales, translated by Burton from the Sanskrit Baital-Pachisi. Ernest Griset and Albert Letchford (illustrator). Signed by Publisher.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 16 volumes complete. 10 main volumes plus 6 supplemental volumes. The Burton Club edition (undated as issued). Publisher's original black cloth with decorative titles & banners stamped into cloth in metallic gold & silver with both embossing & debossing. Edges uncut & deckled (many pages unopened); top stain red. Cloth bright with light bumps, rubbing, scuffing; embossing/debossing sharp; top-stain bright & rich red. Binding firm & tight (light pulling at gutter observed on a couple of spreads, see last photo). Internally, pages & end papers are crisp, unmarked & fine with minimal wear, including frontispiece illustrations by British artist Albert Letchford. All tissue guards present & fine. Slight natural page toning. No dust jackets as issued. Note on date: Most online listings incorrectly attribute this reprint edition to 1903, however given this edition does not appear in Norman Penzer's 1923 Burton bibliography, this black cloth printing with red top stain is presumed issued circa 1940. A remarkably well-preserved set, hard to find in this condition. Heavy set, will be packed in a heavy duty box, signature required upon delivery. No international orders due to weight. Expedited shipping may incur extra charge. See photos, ships same day or next day. Albert Letchford (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 12 Volume Set. Bound in red half morocco boards with green cloth, gilt lettering and design along spines, five raised bands along spines. Marbled inside covers and endpapers. Shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers, heavy foxing throughout set, some spines are lightly cracked. Set is in Very Good-minus condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First of this edition. "Series D, Ordinary Edition, printed on plate paper." Tall 8vo., orig. black cloth with elaborate decoration in gilt on the upper cover, (xvi), 71 plates, each with tissue guards indentifying the scene. Bookplates, some light wear to spine ends and corners, small split in outer rear hinge but certainly a very good copy. Penzer p. 124.…

Leather Bound. A set of twelve quarto volumes (26 x 18 cms), each uniformly-bound in 3/4 wine-red leather over woven green cloth, with marbled endpapers and the top edges gilt. All volumes remain tightly-bound, with minor evidence of rubbing to the extremities. Each volume carries a rather nice bookplate of J. H. Burton, depicting a schooner in full sail bordered by mermaids. The bookplate is initialled "HN" (Harold Nelson, famed British bookplate designer, artist, and engraver). Internally, all volumes are in excellent condition and appear to have been seldom read or even opened. The words "Kamashastra Edition" appear at the bottom of the spine of each volume. The magnificent "Library Edition" of The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night translated from the Arabic by Captain Sir R. F. Burton and reprinted from the original 1885 privately-circulated Kamashastra Society edition. It is edited by Leonard C. Smithers and illustrated by a series of seventy-one inserted original illustrations reproduced from the original pictures in oils specially painted by Albert Letchford.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Complete 12 volumes set in handsome, original, cloth bindings. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine, gold borders on the boards. Top edges gilt. Outer and bottom foreedges left rough with deckled edge. Bindings all good and tight, though cloth on the spine is faded a slight tone lighter than that on the boards. This is the Library Edition, Illustrated with 71 plates by Letchford, each a photogravure on heavy paper, with a captioned, tissue paper shield. Title page printed in black and red. Set measures 6.75 x 10 inches, and sits on nearly 2 feet of shelf space. It's a significant set. Title pages dated 1897 in every volume. Previous owner has signed his name 'Walter S. Lindsay' in every volume. Wide margins, clean pages, bindings tight and attractive. Overall a very nice set. Weighs nearly 40 lbs so extra shipping will be required, especially for international delivery. Please email with questions or to request photos. [shelved with the Sets in the basement].…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. The illustrated library edition of the first complete translation of the Arabian Nights, the historic folk-tales that have shaped world literature The celebrated illustrated library edition of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, otherwise known as The Arabian Nights, the classic Medieval tales of Arabian origin, translated by the eminent British explorer Richard Francis Bruton, reprinted from the original edition edited by Leonard C. Smithers. Published in 1897, with Smithers's first edition being from 1894. A complete set of twelve volumes. In the publisher's original uniform gilt decorated black cloth, with all seventy-one plates of re-producted oil paintings by British aritist Albert Letchford, including a frontispiece to each volume. Collated complete. The first and only complete translation of the Arabian Nights, Burton brought the many epic folk-tales and fables from the Golden-Age of Islam to the West. Despite its sexual imagery being too obscene for many Victorian critics, the translation has had a remarkable impact on world literature since. This edition is particularly popular for Letchford's illustrations bringing the stories to life. - Volume I: Includes King Shahryar and His Brother, The Portress, and The Hunchback's Tale amongst others. Contains plates 1-11.- Volume II: Includes King Omar Bin Al-Nu'uman and His Sons, The Hermits and The Fox and the Crow amongst others. Contains plates 12-17.- Volume III: Includes Tale of Kamar Al-Zaman, The Mock Caliph, and the Ebony Horse amongst others. Contains plates 18-26.- Volume IV: Includes The Queen of the Serpents, The Story of Janshah, and The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad amongst others. Contains plates 27-32.- Volume V: Includes The City of Brass, Judar and His Brethren, and The Adventures of Mercury Ali of Cairo amongst others. Contains plates 26-40.- Volume VI: Includes Hasan of Bassorah, Kalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad, and Julnar the Sea-Born amongst others. Contains plates 41-46.- Volume VII: Includes Miriam the Girdle-Girl, The Ruined Man of Baghdad and Abu Kir the Dyer amongst others. Contains plates 47-53.- Volume VIII: Includes Ma'aruf The Cobbler and His Wife Fatimah, as well as essays on the Nights, including author and date amongst others. Contains plates 54-57.- Volume IX: Includes The Sleeper and the Waker, the Ten Wazirs, and The Ugly Man and His Beautiful Wife amongst others. Contains plates 58-61.- Volume X: Includes Alaeddin, History of Sidi Nu'uman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves amongst others. Contains plates 62-65.- Volume XI: Includes Kazi and His Slipper, History of the First Larrikin and The Merchant's Daughter and the Prince of Al-Irak amongst others. Contains plates 66-68.- Volume XII: Includes History of Prince Habib, Haykar the Sage, and The Warlock and the Young Cook of Baghdad. Contains plates 69-71. In the publisher's original uniform gilt decorated black cloth. Externally, smart, with minimal marks to boards. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, heavier to head of IV and to V, and to the extremities. Small dents to spines of IV, near head of rear joint, V and VIII, below spine label. A couple of faint marks to spine heads, and minor rubbing marks to joints to I, II, IX, and XI. Minimal marks to end papers. Publisher's insert tipped in to front end paper hinges of II-III, VI-VIII and XI-XII. Internally, firmyl bound. Several leaves unopened to IX. Pages are bright and mostly clean, with a couple of faint spots to immediate first and final leaves. Very Good. Albert Letchford (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good set in red half leather with gilt titles and decorations on spine. Book plate on first pastedown. First volume has a couple of tears at top of spine. Otherwise, some minor scuffing, toning to edges of page block.

Condition: Near Fine. Edition de Luxe. [ii], 8. 9" x 6.5" BURTON'S ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATOR Sir Richard Francis Burton achieved his life goal of publishing an uncensored translation of the Arabian Nights stories, typically stripped of their sexual content in buttoned-up Victorian England, through his publication of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Several years later, H.S. Nichols published a twelve-volume illustrated edition (1897) featuring illustrations by the Burton's family painter, Albert Letchford, who was employed to paint portraits of the family and eventually entrusted to make a cast of Burton's head after his death. Published the same year as the illustrated edition, this American collection of Letchford's seventy Arabian Nights illustrations lushly captures the sensuality of Burton's translation in black and white photogravures. This scarce deluxe edition is limited to 500 numbered copies, of which this is 376. Moderate wear to extremities, concentrated to corners and tips, rubbing to spine label, tiny tide mark to bottom of front and rear hinges, contemporary owner inscription to ffep, several faintly foxed tissue guards, still near fine. Bound by Leighton, Son & Hodge in full blue cloth, ornately stamped in gilt, black calf spine label, teg, yellow endpapers. Seventy tipped-in, black and white photogravures by Albert Letchford, with remarques and captioned tissue guards. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 12 volume set half bound raised bands 'Library edition'. Albert letchford (illustrator).

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Richard Burton's famed translation of the 'Arabian Nights', a complete illustrated edition. Complete in twelve volumes.The Kamashastra Edition, reprinted from an 1885 privately-circulated edition published by the Society. The Kamashastra Society was a fictional organisation founded by Richard Burton and Forster Fitzgerald to act as a legal device to avoid prosecution under obscenity laws, as they published risque works.'Arabian Nights', or 'One Thousand and One Nights', is a collection of folk tales from the Middle East. It was collected over centuries, with the roots of the tales being traced from Greek, Indian, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Jewish folklore. The tales are being told by Scheherazade to the King Shahryar, in a bid to save her life. After discovering his wife was cheating on him, he killed her, and vowed to marry a new virgin every day, and then behead them the next. In this vein, he had killed one-thousand and one women before marrying Scheherazade. Scheherazade entices the King by telling him a story on their first night together, pausing halfway through as the sun came up. The King, being absorbed by the story, keeps Scheherazade alive, eager to hear more from her.This translation is by Richard Burton. Burton's translation is celebrated, but was only able to be printed in subscribers-only editions upon the publication, due to the sexual content in the tales, which were frowned upon at the time. He travelled widely in Asia, Africa, and American, as was a very talented linguist, being able to speak twenty-nine languages, including French, Romani, Saraiki, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Swahili, and Hebrew.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece and ten plates.Volume II is illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates.Volume III is illustrated with a frontispiece and eight plates.Volume IV is illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates.Volume V is illustrated with a frontispiece and seven plates.Volume VI is illustrated with a frontispiece and five plates.Volume VII is illustrated with a frontispiece and six plates.Volume VIII is illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates.Volume IX is illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates.Volume X is illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates.Volume XI is illustrated with a frontispiece.Volume XII is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates.Collated, complete.Edited with notes by Leonard C. Smithers.Illustrations by Albert Letchford. In the original publisher's half morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Spines are faded. Light bumping to the extremities. Leather is a little rubbed, mostly to the spines, lighter to the joints and extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edges. Small amount of loss to the tail of the rear board of Volume I, due to rubbing. Front hinge of Volumes II, VII, and X are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with scattered spots. Frontispiece of Volume IV is detached but present. Very Good. Albert Letchford (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. First edition. A very scarce portfolio containing seventy-one striking illustrations reproduced from Albert Letchford's accompanying oil paintings to "Arabian Nights", this being the large-paper Choice Edition de Luxe. The Choice Edition de Luxe, large paper edition, printed on plate paper, with proofs before letters, with 250 sets printed. Very scarce work. Disbound as issued. Comprised of seventy-one plates, a title page, half title and a contents page, housed in the publisher's original cloth portfolio. A series of seventy-one original illustrations to Captain Sir R. F. Burton's "Arabian Nights", including a portrait of Burton. Collated, complete.With seventy-one striking depictions of scenes in Burton's 'Arabian Nights', reproduced from the original pictures in oils, specially painted by Albert Letchford. With a tissue guard to each plate, identifying the scene of which the painting represents. Albert Letchford was a English artist who spent most of his time living and painting in Italy. He is best known for this wonderful series of oil paintings accompanying Burton's important and celebrated work, 'Arabian Nights'. Disbound as issued, housed in the publisher's original cloth portfolio. Plates are bright, with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the margins and generally not affecting the illustration. Externally the portfolio is worn, with damp staining and discolouration to boards. Splitting to the cloth at the joints, with the rear joint completely detached, causing the backstrip to lift and the rear board to partially detach. Lacking a portion of the front label, with an additional label adhered to the spine, which is discoloured and chipped. Marking to paste downs, with fraying to the cloth. Good. Albert Letchford (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. "The Library Edition" reprint of the "Kamastra Society" private subscriber edition. Translated by Burton, reprinted from the original edition and edited by Smithers, illustrated "by a series of seventy-one original illustrations reproduced from the original pictures in oils specially painted" by Letchford. Bound in publisher's original half red morocco with green buckram boards, five raised bands, spines stamped in gilt, top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Beautifully illustrated throughout with text-printed tissue guards. A fresh and beautiful set. 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Images available upon request.…

Condition: Very Good. The Illustrated Library Edition. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Fine binding. Marbled endpapers. Teg - remaining edges uncut. 260mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). [5000pp.]. 71 original tissue-guarded original illustrations by Albert Letchford. This edition comprises the original sixteen books ie. the entire work. It was published privately by the Kama Shastra Society as much of the material was deemed inappropriate at the time due to its sexual nature. N.B.: Heavy set - please ask for shipping quote stating country of destination. Red morrocco hardback half-leather cover on green cloth.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Kamashastra Edition . [Handsome Leatherbound Kamashastra Edition] 12 volume set. 3/4 black leather over green cloth. Gilt ruled spine compartments. Top edges gilt. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. With 71 illustrations after paintings by Albert Letchford. Title pages and half-titles in red and black.…

Condition: Very Good. Limited Library edition, one of 570 sets, and one of only a few sets issued in the publisher's full morocco bindings, set of twelve volumes, full brown bevelled morocco with lavishly decorated boards in gilt, gilt decorations to spine, five raised bands, inner dentelles gilt, t.e.g., patterned endpapers, b/w frontispiece portrait to first volume, b/w plates with caption-sheets; neat ink ownership autograph to front paste-down endpaper and to front free endpaper verso, light wear to leather at extremities, a very good set. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover Octavo. black cloth, gilt lettering, gilt ornament to front covers, bookplate of Hugh Ker Colville to front paste down of all volumes except volume 5. frontispiece of volume 4 is loose and laid in, wear to spine edges, minor foxing on endpapers, some hinges a bit loose Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Letchford, Albert (illustrator).…

Half Morocco and Cloth. Condition: Good+. First Thus. Twelve volumes in the original box - Volume One - xxxii, 416pp; Volume Two - viii, 431pp, [1]; Volume Three - x, 444pp; Volume Four - x, 420pp; Volume Five - viii, 400pp; Volume Six - [10], 408pp; Volume Seven - viii, 406pp; Volume Eight - xii, 424pp; Volume Nine - xiii, [1], 444pp; Volume Ten - xix, [1], 479pp, [1]; Volume Eleven - ix, [1], 495pp, [1] and Volume Twelve - xxiv, 399pp, [1]. Publishers half morocco and cloth, raised bands, spine in six panels, title lettered directly to second panel, translator and volume to fourth, arabic script to first and sixth panels with knot work tool to third and fifth, t.e.g., marbled endpapers in original box. Spines very slightly faded, some spines very slightly discoloured, some light foxing to edges of text block. Internally some light foxing to endpapers and occasionally to text, but generally clean. Housed in the publishers original drop front box, or 'casket' (somewhat faded with minor repairs and with a replacement key). See Penzer, pages 120-124 Size: 8vo. Letchford, Albert (illustrator). …