MARC CHAGALL: ARABIAN NIGHTS: Four Tales From A Thousand and One Nights

Prestel/Pegasus Library, 1999. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. New/As New. Marc Chagall paintings. CONDITION: NEW Book, 1999 Prestel hardcover (blue boards), first edition, assumed first printing but don't hold me to it. DUST JACKET (in mylar cover) is "As New" due to a short repaired "tear" top edge at fold. Color illustrations are Chagall's lithographs originally produced in 1948. Norbert Nobis Introduction. CONTENT: Inspired by the powerful magic of the tales in A Thousand and One Nights, Marc Chagall created a series of stunning coloured lithographs to illustrate four of them, perfectly mirroring the colourful splendour of the Orient, with its mystery and poetry. The original translation by the British explorer, linguist and Orientalist Sir Richard F. Burton (1821-90) captures the very essence of the tales, and reflects the fascinating experience gathered by the translator during his extensive travels. Marc Chagall: Arabian Nights reproduces the subtle, iridescent colours of the original lithographs together with the texts of the four classic love stories that Chagall selected. Reviewer: " Burton was essentially the first to produce an unexpurgated translation of this wonderful book of tales. Though Burton's English is often excessively stilted, Jack Zipes has quite handily adapted (and condensed from the original 10 volumes) this magical grouping of stories, as told by the enchanting Scheherazade, who tells the nightly tales to save her own life. A classic and must have for anyone's library.