{"product_id":"9781851245017","title":"Sindbad the Sailor \u0026 Other Stories from the Arabian Nights","description":"Author: Edmund Dulac\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781851245017\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bodleian Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Oct 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe much-loved tales from 'The Thousand and One Nights' first appeared in English translation in the early nineteenth century. The popularity of these ancient and beguiling tales set against the backdrop of Baghdad, a city of wealth and peace, stoked the widespread enthusiasm for and scholarly interest in eastern arts and culture, which had been a dominant fashion in Europe for almost a century. Four of the most well-known tales, translated by Laurence Housman, are reproduced in this collector's edition: '\u003ci\u003eSindbad the Sailor, Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp, The Story of the Three Calenders\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;nbsp;and\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Sleeper Awakened.\u003c\/i\u003e Each is illustrated with exquisite watercolours by the renowned artist Edmund Dulac. The sumptuous illustrations reproduced here capture the beauty and timeless quality of these alluring stories, made at the zenith of early twentieth-century book illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857120317598,"sku":"ADS-9781851245017","price":59.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781851245017.jpg?v=1779155110","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781851245017","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}