Tales from the Thousand and One Nights -(with Engravings on Wood from Original Designes)- por Dawood, N. J. ( translated with an intro by ) - 1973

London: Penguin Books, 1973. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover, tight clean and square, 407 pages with some illustrations, no names or store stamps, flat uncreased spine, minor edge wear, Very Good Plus condition. " Originating from India, Persia and Arabia, the "Tales from the Thousand and One Nights" represent the lively expression of a lay and secular imagination in revolt against religious austerity and zeal in Oriental literature. They depict a fabulous and faniciful world of jinns and sorcerers, but their bawdiness, realism and variety of subject matter also firmly anchor them to everyday life." Check out the scans. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Engravings on Wood from Original Designs by William Harvey . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.