1924 DETMOLD SIGNED Art Arabian Nights 1001 Nights Sinbad Ali Baba Aladdin RARE

1924 DETMOLD SIGNED Art Arabian Nights 1001 Nights Sinbad Ali Baba Aladdin RARE

“A loss that can be repaired by money is not of such very great importance.”

– The Arabian Nights

During the Golden Age of Islam in South and West Asia, a collection of tales and stories was gathered and called “One Thousand and One Arabian Nights”. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights including this rare, mid-19^th-century edition which features 12 exquisite engravings by Edward J. Detmold. Detmold is considered one of the most prolific Victorian-era book illustrators much in part to the insect illustrations in this work.

This 1924 edition is incredibly rare, limited to only 100 printed copies. This particular issue is signed by the artist himself and numbered no. 54 of 100.

Item number: #25301

Price: $1950

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The Arabian nights

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. SIGNED Limited edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [2], viii, 240
  • 12 engraved plates from Detmold
• Provenance: Artist’s Signature – J. Detmold
  • Edward Julius Detmold (1883-1957) was a prolific Victorian and early twentieth-century book illustrator. Along with his twin brother Charles, Edward’s fame was cemented with the success of an illustrated version of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book in 1903. His unique style exhibited influence from traditional Japanese art, Albrecht Dürer, and later the Art Nouveau movement.
• Language: English
• Binding: Vellum; secure
• Size: ~11.25in X 9in (28.5cm x 22.5cm)
• Exceedingly rare, valuable, and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $7,500

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