Today's vintage children's book is Tales from the Arabian Nights. This version is from Golden Press with beautiful illustrations by Gustaf Tengrren. There are captions under each image so you know which story it's from.
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| Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp |
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| Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp |
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| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves |
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| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves |
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| Sinbad the Sailor |
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| Sinbad the Sailor |
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| The Magic Horse |
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| The Serpent Queen |
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| The Serpent Queen |
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| The Sleeper Awakened |
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| Scheherazade or The Story of These Stories |
Tales from the Arabian Nights
Told by Margaret Soifer and Irwin Shapiro
Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren
Golden Press, 1957
To read about Tengrren, click here for a very comprehensive website about this famous and talented illustrator.
Thanks for posting these! The 1001 Nights is my favorite story collection of them all.
ReplyDeleteYour welcome!
ReplyDeleteI had this as a child and loved it!
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ReplyDeleteI had this as a child also and have been searching for it for over 35 years! Is this book for sale?
ReplyDeleteArabian Nights? Are Iranians Arabs? The whole story is about an Iranian prince and a storyteller with the Iranian name of Shahrazad. I admire your illiteracy.
ReplyDeleteIs being rude to others something that makes your life worthwhile. You’re sad. Thankful to the creator for keeping this story and the illustrations alive
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