| Description |
12 v. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"The edition of 1,000 copies on all rag paper was printed by Messrs. Molyneux ... The copper plate engravings are by Hester Sainsbury and have been printed and hand coloured by Messrs. A. Alexander and Sons, Ltd." |
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Vols. 2-12 printed by Richard Clay and Sons, Ltd. |
| Contents |
v. 1. The lessons of a bawd, of Damodaragupta -- v. 2. The harlot's breviary, of Kshemendra -- v. 3. The book of women, of Fazil-Bey. The education of wives, from the Persian -- v. 4. The young wives' tale, from the Arabic of Amor ben Amar. Tales of Fez, from the Arabic -- v. 5. The loves of Radha and Krishna, from the Bengali of Chandidasa. Amores of Amaru and Mayura, from the Sanskrit -- v. 6. Love stories and gallant tales, from the Chinese -- v. 7. Comrade-loves of the Samurai / by Saikaku Ebara. Songs of the Geishas -- v. 8. Ninety short tales of love and women, from the Arabic -- v. 9. The loves of Dasin and Musa-ag-Amastan, from the Tamashek. Camel-boy rhythms, from the Arabic -- v. 10. Love tales of Cambodia. Songs of the love nights of Lao -- v. 11-12. Anthology of Eastern love. |
| Added Author |
Mathers, E. Powys (Edward Powys), 1892-1939.
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