1839-1841 The Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights)FIRST LANE TRANSLATION

Title: The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A New Translation from the Arabic, with Copious Notes by Edward William Lane, author of 'The Modern Egyptians.' FIRST LANE TRANSLATION- translated directly from the Arabic.
Publisher: Charles Knight and Co: Ludgate Street, London.
Published Date: 1839/1840/1841
Illustrated: with many hundred engravings on wood, from original designs by William Harvey. 
External size: 25 x 16cm.
 
Half bound in red morocco with five raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. Marbled boards and end papers. All volumes have wear to the edges, corners and to the head and tail of the spines. The boards and leather have some scuffing. The pages of all three volumes are lightly age toned but remain clean and bright with the occasional handling marks. All edges vibrant gilt.
 
Volume One: Published 1839: Printed by Whitehead & Co Printers, Fleet Street, London. There is a crack to the upper front joint as shown in the pictures. pp. 618
 
Volume Two: Published 1840: Printed by Whitehead & Co Printers, Fleet Street, London. There is a crack to the upper front joint. Solidly bound but requires careful handling. pp.643.
 
Volume Three. Published 1841. Printed by William Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street, London. Solidly bound. Small section of leather missing to head of spine. pp.763. 
 
A beautiful antiquarian set of books that would grace any collector's bookshelf! This set weighs 4.3 kg without packaging.