Apr 12, 2010 - Sale 2210

Sale 2210 - Lot 238

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Estimate: $ 100 - $ 200
[RIDLEY, JAMES.] The Tales of the Genii; or, The Delightful Lessons of Horam, the Son of Asmar. Faithfully translated from the Persian Manuscript . . . by Sir Charles Morell [pseud.]. 14 engraved plates. 2 volumes. 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, quite worn, covers detached or starting; contents toned, Volume 1 front free endpaper and frontispiece adhered to loose front cover. London: J. Wilkie, 1764
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first edition of a popular collection of pseudo-oriental tales inspired by the Arabian Nights. Ghani, page 517 (taking the purported translation by Morell at face value); NCBEL II, 1001.