Arabian Nights, free to a good home

Once upon a time, I was a frequent storyteller, and one of my lesser specialties was Arabian Mythology. Through luck, and the financial assistance of a dear friend, I acquired a 17-volume edition of Sir Richard Burton's fabled translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night. I began reading it with great gusto. A volume or two in, I discovered, with some amazement, that the pages had not all been cut -- this book had never been read all the way through! I thought scornfully of the previous owner(s).

Well, time went on. Arabian material was never my *primary* focus as a storyteller, and eventually my storytelling days faded largely into the past. To my embarrassment, I never finished reading it either (though I got several volumes further than previous owner(s) had). And I now realize that I am unlikely ever to pick it up and continue reading, and it's taking up over 2 feet of valuable shelf space. It's time to let go.

If you can convince me that you will actually read the whole thing, I will give it to you for free. Otherwise, I'm asking $200, which I suspect is about what a bookseller would give me. (Similar sets from booksellers are asking $350.) If you will make *some* use of it, other than "looking impressive" on a shelf, I'll settle for less. Picture below( Read more... )