Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
The Arabian nights' entertainments with one hundred and fifty original illustrations drawn by Thomas B. Dalziel [146 proofs of illustrations].
Call Number
D West 49/GC106/Box 51/Normal/19th c./Artist Dalziel, Thomas/Arabian Nights GA 2011.01451
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcz029pj907
Publisher
London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1870s?]
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1870
Extent
1 item
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Wood engravings
Item description: Original proofs of illustrations by Thomas Dalziel; numbered 1-148 (nos. 8, 24, and 65 lower centering); many have penciled annotations in the margins; also included is an unnumbered proof of the tailpiece illustration.
Provenance: Thomas Dalziel; his son Herbert and descendants; sold in the Dalziel Studio sale at Sotheby's Belgravia on May 16, 1978, lot 38; from the collection of Peter Stockham (1928-2003), bookseller, who bought them at the sale.

Discovery Information

Subject
Illustration of books—Great Britain—19th century—Design
Artists' proofs—Great Britain—19th century
Tales—Arab countries—Illustrations
Fairy tales—Arab countries—Illustrations

Physical Characteristics

File Count
146

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1d5177ca-1ecb-48f3-910f-cf7f14615cbc/manifest