tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466804709996144264.post5298188151404665496..comments2024-01-02T16:27:51.439-08:00Comments on The Journal of the 1001 Nights: Albert Letchford and Adolphe LalauzeMichael James Lundellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048758980267850809noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466804709996144264.post-86316337876903503002019-06-10T04:06:04.191-07:002019-06-10T04:06:04.191-07:00First volume (out of 12) of the 1897 edition of Bu...First volume (out of 12) of the 1897 edition of Burton's translation, with the 70 paintings by Letchford (plus a portrait of Burton):<br />https://archive.org/details/bookofthousandni01burt/page/n14<br /><br />Second volume (out of 10) of the 1881 edition of Galland's translation, with the 21 etchings by Lalauze (the first, and fourth volumes are missing, although there is another first volume from a different edition): https://archive.org/details/lesmilleunenuits02gall/page/n10<br /><br />Later editions of Burton's (and Payne's) translation have included most of the two sets, and some illustrations by other artists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466804709996144264.post-6271498249994324372009-11-17T01:01:28.065-08:002009-11-17T01:01:28.065-08:00Thanks for filling in the blanks JC!Thanks for filling in the blanks JC!Michael James Lundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16048758980267850809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466804709996144264.post-33538163079347147092009-11-16T05:01:35.560-08:002009-11-16T05:01:35.560-08:00Hi Michael,
The first illustration is by Letchfor...Hi Michael,<br /> The first illustration is by Letchford. It first appeared in the 1897 Smithers edition, Vol. 1, p. 10. and does illustrate a scene from the frame story. It is titled: Story of King Shahryar and his Brother. "The Jinni seated her under the tree....Presently she raised her gracious head towards the tree-top and saw the two kings." is the associated passage. Nothing in there about her being naked. Artistic licence I guess. Letchford was commissioned by Smithers to produce illustrations for Burton’s <i>Nights</i>. They appeared in the 1897 reprint and were also available as separate boxed sets of plates of various sizes. You sometimes see them tipped into 1894 editions, or even the Kamashastra editions. They are also sometimes gathered into a separate volume to form a Vol. 13 of the Smithers set.<br /> The next illustration is by Adolphe Lalauze. He produced a series of 21 illustrations. I’m not sure when they were produced. Penzer (127) indicates that they were published in 1881-2 in a Jouaust edition of Galland. I haven’t seen this edition. The illustration in question is the second in the series. 17 of Lalauze’s illustrations appear in the Burton Club editions. This one is in Vol. 1, p. 324 and is associated with “The Barber’s Tale of His Second Brother.” The illustrations are also used in the 15 volume reprint <i> Oriental Tales</i>, John Payne’s <i>Nights</i> translation. See vol. 1, p. 294.JChttp://www.wollamshram.canoreply@blogger.com