Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Leonard C. Smithers. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![54 201 ~) 202 203 204 205 Leonard C. Smithers, THE COMPLETE WORK. BURTON (Sir R. F.). A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainment, now entituled, THE Book oF THE THOUSAND Nicuts anp A Nicut, together with the SUPPLEMENTAL NIGHTS, with Notes Anthropological and Explanatory, and a Terminal Essay upon the History of the Nights. Benares, 1885-8. Printed by the Kama Shastra Society for Private Subscribers only, 16 vols, royal 8vo, fine clean copy in the original cloth. 431 Ios Subscribers to this (the original) edition of ‘* The Nights,” need have no fear of its depreciating in value. The New Edition does not contain the entire uncastrated text nor all the famous JVoées of the translator. : BUSH (Mrs. Forbes). Memoirs of the Queens of France. London, 1843, 3 steel portraits, including fine one of Marie Antoinette, 2 vols. post 8vo, cloth, uncut. 7s 6d A MATCHLESS COPY. BYRON.—Mirtrorp (J., author of Lord Byron’s “‘ Travels in Greece”) Private Life of Lord Byron: comprising his Voluptuous Amours, Secret Intrigues, and close connection with various Ladies of Rank and Fame, in Scotland, London, Eton, Harrow, Cambridge, Paris, etc., with a Parti- cular Account of the Countess Guiaccoli; various Singular Anecdotes of Persons and Families now ornamenting the highest Circles of Haut Ton, etc., etc., being an Amusing and Interesting Exposé of Fashionable Frailties, Follies, and Debaucheries. London, printed and published by J. Mitford, nN. dD. [1839], with 4 fine COLOURED plates of a very free character, fcap. 8vo, clean as new in polished calf gilt extra, fore and bottom edges TOTALLY UNCUT, original covers bound in, gilt top by RIVIERE. £12 125 The First and Only Edition of this famous scurrilous attack on Lord Byron. It is so exceedingly rare that its existence has been doubted, and the French translation of 1839 has wrongly been presumed to be the original issue of the work. In addition to its bibliographical interest, it is an extremely entertaining production, and abounds with many veritable side-lights on English Society of the Period. CAUSES Amusantes et Connues. erlin et Paris, 1781, with 8 plates, 2 vols. r2mo, contemporary calf neat. (58) 15s A most entertaining Collection of Trials for Adultery, Impotency, etc., etc. CHANSON de la Figue, ou la Figuéide de Molza commenté par Annibal Caro (XVI° siécle), traduit en Francais pour la premitre fois, texte Italien en regard. Paris, Liseux, 1886. 8vo, sewed, uncut. (48) : AI 55 Edition limited to 300 copies, and out of print. Admirable specimen of modern typography.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3315966x_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
