The seven voyages of Sindbad the sailor / literally rendered from the Arabic into French by J.C. Mardrus, and then translated into modern English by E. Powys Mathers with an introduction by C.S. Forester and illustrations by Edward A. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966, author of introduction.

Contributor:

Mardrus, J. C. (Joseph Charles), 1868-1949, translator.

Mathers, E. Powys (Edward Powys), 1892-1939, translator.

Wilson, Edward A. (Edward Arthur), 1886-1970, illustrator.

George Macy Companies, Inc., copyright holder.

Heritage Press (New York, N.Y.), publisher.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Sindbad the sailor. English.

Language:

Arabic

English

French

Subjects (All):

Sindbad, the Sailor (Legendary character).

Sindbad.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xiv, [6], [21]-124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Heritage Press, 1949.

Language Note:

In English: translated from French.

Summary:

Literally rendered from the Arabic into French by J.C. Mardrus, and then translated into modern English by E. Powys Mathers with an introduction by C.S. Forester and illustrations by Edward A. Wilson.

Notes:

"The text is copyright, 1929-1930 by Dingwall-Rock and reprinted by permission. The special contents of this edition are copyright, 1949, by The Limited Editions Club for The George Macy Companies, Inc." -- Title page verso.

In slipcase.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014.

OCLC:

2529958