Stories From The Thousand and One Nights Translator Edward William Lane Revisions by Stanley Lane-Pool w Intro and Notes 1909 Collier

This is a very good hardcover bound in Fabrikoid. 1909 Collier Publishing The Harvard Classics special fabrikoid binding. Fabrikoid binding was used for a special edition of The Harvard Classics 1909-1910. Fabrikoid Co. was one of the predominant American manufactures of artificial leather, incorporated in 1902 and purchased by Du Pont in 1910.  Du Pont managed to get Henry Ford to use it as the covering on his Model T in 1914, putting it on over 130,00 cars. In essence, fabrikoid is imitation leather. This set was bound in black (although it appears dark green in some light) fabrikoid. Given the binding, there is to be expected some mild "bubbling" of the binding and that is apparent on this copy and can be seen in photos. BUT but binding is supple, flexible and the bubble effect is from the imitation leather slightly lifting off the under covering. Many Harvard Classics editions are known to crack along the spine binding but these in fabrikoid are solid and showing only the "bubble" effect. The bindings are sewn, not glued, a factor that improves durability and style. Each has the "Veritas" design inside front and back endpapers. All volumes feature an illustrated frontispiece across from title page. All volumes of this edition have gold tipped top outer page edges. Each is standard crown octavo book size or 5" x 8". This copy only has light natural tanning to pages from age with no foxing or markings seen. The edition presents itself as a special binding copy from The Harvard Classics.

The Harvard Classics was originally published as Dr Eliot's Five Foot Shelf of Books. It was originally compiled and edited by then Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot. He believed that a reading of the series would offer the benefits of a liberal education and entertainment meant for the average readers or collector.

This is volume 16 of The Harvard Classics, 1909 Collier Publishing Fabrikoid Edition. Stories From The Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights Entertainment's). It has been translated by Edward William Lane with revisions by Stanley Lane-Poole. It includes an Intro and Notes. The first translation of the stories was into French when French scholar Gallant discovered the Arabic original. The work is considered one of the greatest story-books of the world.

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