LES MILLE ET UN JOURS, contes orientaux traduits du turc, du persan et de l'arabe, Par Petis-de-la-Croix, Galland, Cardonne, Chawis et Cazotte, etc., Avec une Notice, par M. Collin de Plancy. Paris: Rapilly, 1826. - 5 volumes in-8, 231 x 148 : (2 ff.), viij, 398 pp., 2 plates ; (2 ff.), 443 pp. misquoted 243, 2 plates ; (2 ff.), 452 pp., 2 plates ; (2 ff.), 470 pp., 2 plates ; (2 ff.), 468 pp. 2 plates. Half parma morocco with corners, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt and mosaic patterns, untrimmed (Thouvenin). Beautiful edition illustrated in the first edition with 10 copper-engraved hors texte figures after drawings by Achille Devéria (1800-1857). A very fine copy bound at the time by Thouvenin, one of the few printed on vellum paper, including the figures in a state before the letter on glued China paper. Spine faded. Leaves browned, scattered freckles. White marks in the margins of some leaves, black stain on the lower edge of pages 241 to 262 of the fourth volume.