Arabian Nights by Publisher

This is a list of the versions of Arabian Nights that I've looked at, arranged by publisher and year. I've linked from the illustrator name if I've posted a review of the images.

Publisher and year Title page info Illustrator Comments

Blackie and Son Limited, London Glasgow and Bombay, 1923? Stories from the Arabian Nights, Selected and edited for children Helen Stratton Many nice illustrations.

The Book League of America, New York, undated Selections from The Arabian Nights, Sir Richard Burton's famous translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night, with modernized spelling and punctuation. With new illustrations and decorations By Steele Savage Steele Savage Very similar to Triangle Books.

Brimax Books Ltd.; Newmarket, England; 1988 Tales from The Arabian Nights, Adapted by Peter Oliver Tessa Hamilton Delightful color picture book.

Chanticleer Press Inc., New York, undated Tales from The Arabian Nights, with drawings by Antony Groves-Raines, The Heirloom Library Antony Groves-Raines Charming illustrations in color as well as black and white.

Charles E. Graham & Co., New York, unknown date Arabian Nights (my copy has damaged title page) Unknown Quite old; intended for young children; nice illustrations.

The Children's Press, London and Glasgow, this impression 1974 The Arabian Nights: A Selection of Tales none I'm suprised a book intended for children has zero pictures (except for the cover).

Classic Press, Incorporated; Santa Rosa, California; 1968 Arabian Nights, by Andrew Lang, illustrated by William Dempster, cover by Don Irwin William Dempster Heavily illustrated with lovely graceful images.

David McKay, Philadelphia, unknown date The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, A New Edition, Revised with Notes, Rev. George Tyler Townsend, M.A., With Ten Full-page Colored Plates Unknown Like Routledge, but a few extra pictures, and they're in color!

David McKay, Philadelphia, 1928? The Golden Books, The Arabian Nights Harry G. Theaker Eight color plates, lovely.

David McKay, Philadelphia, 1943? The Newbery Classics, Dedicated to the memory of John Newbery, Printer for Children - 1713 to 1767 The Arabian Nights Harry G. Theaker Like the above, but only 4 plates.

Dover Publications, Inc.; New York; 1969 The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Aladdin, Sindbad and 24 Other Favorite Stories, Selected and Edited by Andrew Lang, With Numerous Illustrations by H. J. Ford H. J Ford Lots of nice black-and-white illustrations. Republication of Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1898.

Garden City Books; Garden City, New York; 1959 The Arabian Nights Picture Book. Adapted from the Richard F. Burton Translation by Nancy Dingman Watson, Designed and Illustrated by Aldren A. Watson Aldren A. Watson. Lots of pictures (as might be inferred) but none of particular interest to me. Revisionist "Ali Baba" (no dancing).

George Routledge & Sons; London and New York; undated The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, With Illustrations Unknown Despite what the title page says, there are very few illustrations.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1946 The Arabian Nights, Illustrated by Earle Goodenow, Illustrated Junior Library Earle Goodenow Many black and white and also color illustrations.

Hampton Publishing Company, New York, 1921 The Arabian Nights Entertainments, With a Preface by Frederick Taber Cooper Unknown Only 5 illustrations (including the cover), but they're lovely, and in color.

Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, 1899 Altemus' Young People's Library- The Arabian Nights' Entertainments- with One Hundred and Ten Illustrations John Batten? Lovely illustrations. Color frontispiece.

Holiday House, New York, 1996 The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, A Story from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Eric A. Kimmel Will Hillenbrand Lovely picture book.

Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1921 and 1929 The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Adapted by Edwin Gile Rich, with illustations in color by Lacy Hussar Lacy Hussar Just a few color plates, nice.

Hurst & Company, New York, unknown date Arabian Nights' Entertainments, or the Thousand and One Nights Unknown Very few illustrations, but they're color plates.

The Hyperion Press, New York, 1944 The Arabian Nights, Illustrated by Oscar Fabrès, Edited and rewritten by Rosa Van Rosen Oscar Fabrès Nice color pictures "with a Gallic wit."

International Collectors Library; Garden City, New York; undated Selections from The Arabian Nights, Sir Richard Burton's famous translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night, with modernized spelling and punctuation. Steele Savage Very similar to Triangle Books.

J. B. Lippincott & Co. Phildelphia, 1883 The Arabian Nights' Entertainments; or, The Thousand and One Nights. A new edition. Translated and arranged for family reading. With Numerous Illustrations. Unknown Nice illustrations in an interesting style.

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1907 Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights Joan Kiddell-Monroe Quite a few lovely illustrations, color as well as black and white.

John C. Winston Company; Philadelphia, Toronto; 1957, 1924 The Arabian Nights, With Introduction by Orton Lowe. 1924 edition also adds Sixty Illustrations, With Colored Plates by Adeline H. Bolton. 1957 edition merely adds Illustrated. Adeline H. Bolton Sixty nice illustrations and several color plates.

Junior Deluxe Editions; Garden City, New York; 1955 Stories from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Laurence Housman; and Sindbad the Sailor, Translator Unknown Girard Goodenow Nice illustrations, plus a color frontispiece.

Longmans, Green and Co., New York, 1898 and 1946 Arabian Nights, Collected and edited by Andrew Lang, Illustrated by Vera Bock, With a foreword by Mary Gould Davis Vera Bock Charming line drawings.

M. A. Donohue & Company, Chicago, unknown date The Thousand and One Nights or the The Arabian Nights Entertainments And Other Stories, Illustrated Unknown Cheater book--more "Other stories" than "Arabian Nights." Old-style illustrations.

The MacMillan Company; New York; 1923, 1951, 1953 The Arabian Nights, Tales of Wonder and Magnificence, Selected and edited by Padraic Colum Lynd Ward "New Children's Classics." Some illustrations; not very interesting to me.

P. F. Collier & Son Corporation; New York; 1909, 1937 Stories from the Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), Translated by Edward William Lane, Revised by Stanley Lane-Poole, With Introduction and Notes Unknown "Harvard Classics" edition. No pictures except the frontispiece.

Porter, Sampson, and Company, 1852 The Thousand and One Nights, or the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Illustrated (bottom torn, so unable to see more) Unknown Frontispiece is the only illustration.

Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, undated-1890s? The Thousand and One Nights; or the Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A New Edition. Unknown "Alta Edition." No pictures except the frontispiece.

Purnell Books; Berkshire House, Queen Street, Maidenhead; 1967, 1975 Arabian Nights, Abridged, A Bancroft Classic Unknown No pictures except the cover and frontispiece.

Rand McNally & Company, 1914 The Arabian Nights Entertainments Milo Winter Lovely color illustrations (different from the next one).

Rand McNally & Company, 1954 The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Illustrations by Milo Winter, Windemere Readers School Edition Milo Winter Very few illustrations.

Random House, New York, 1932 The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, or The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night none Appears similar to Triangle Books, but no pictures.

The Saalfield Publishing Company; Akron, Ohio; 1924 The Arabian Nights, With One Hundred Illustrations by Frances Brundage Frances Brundage Two different books; nifty costumes.

Simon and Schuster, New York, 1957 Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights, The Most Famous Stories from the Great Classic A Thousand and One Nights, Told by Margaret Soifer and Irwin Shapiro Gustaf Tenggren Full of wonderful color illustrations with lots of dancers.

Thomas Y. Cromwell & Co., New York, 1900 Stories from the Arabian Nights, with notes Unknown Several black and white plates.

Triangle Books, New York, 1932 The Arabian Nights, or The Book of a Thousand and One Nights, A Complete and Unabridged Selection Arranged by Bennett A. Cerf from the Famous Literal Translation of Richard F. Burton, With an Introduction by Ben Ray Redman, and New Illustrations and Decorations By Steele Savage Steele Savage Goodly number of lovely, albeit unrealistic, illustrations.

W. B. Conkey Company, Chicago, unknown date-1903? The Arabian Nights' Entertainments- with Seventy Illustrations John Batten? Lovely illustrations.

Ward, Lock & Co Limited., London, unknown date The Arabian Nights, With 24 Color Plates by A. E. Jackson A. E. Jackson Interesting style.

Whitman Publishing Co.; [copyright by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.]; Racine, Wisconsin; 1922 Arabian Nights Stories [front cover adds: Retold by Elizabeth Billings Stuart, illustrated by Elsie M Kroll] Elsie M. Kroll Few pictures, not terribly interesting to me.

Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin; 1966 Tales from Arabian Nights, Adapted from The Arabian Nights' Entertainments based on a translation from the Arabic by Edward William Lane, as edited and arranged by Frances Jenkins Olcott. Joseph Smith For older children; a fair number of pictures, but none of special interest to me.

The World Syndicate Publishing Company; Cleveland, Ohio and New York City; unknown date-1939? The Arabian Nights' Entertainments- with Seventy Illustrations John Batten? Same as W. B. Conkey edition.

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Publisher and year	Title page info	Illustrator	Comments
Blackie and Son Limited, London Glasgow and Bombay, 1923?	Stories from the Arabian Nights, Selected and edited for children	Helen Stratton	Many nice illustrations.
The Book League of America, New York, undated	Selections from The Arabian Nights, Sir Richard Burton's famous translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night, with modernized spelling and punctuation. With new illustrations and decorations By Steele Savage	Steele Savage	Very similar to Triangle Books.
Brimax Books Ltd.; Newmarket, England; 1988	Tales from The Arabian Nights, Adapted by Peter Oliver	Tessa Hamilton	Delightful color picture book.
Chanticleer Press Inc., New York, undated	Tales from The Arabian Nights, with drawings by Antony Groves-Raines, The Heirloom Library	Antony Groves-Raines	Charming illustrations in color as well as black and white.
Charles E. Graham & Co., New York, unknown date	Arabian Nights (my copy has damaged title page)	Unknown	Quite old; intended for young children; nice illustrations.
The Children's Press, London and Glasgow, this impression 1974	The Arabian Nights: A Selection of Tales	none	I'm suprised a book intended for children has zero pictures (except for the cover).
Classic Press, Incorporated; Santa Rosa, California; 1968	Arabian Nights, by Andrew Lang, illustrated by William Dempster, cover by Don Irwin	William Dempster	Heavily illustrated with lovely graceful images.
David McKay, Philadelphia, unknown date	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, A New Edition, Revised with Notes, Rev. George Tyler Townsend, M.A., With Ten Full-page Colored Plates	Unknown	Like Routledge, but a few extra pictures, and they're in color!
David McKay, Philadelphia, 1928?	The Golden Books, The Arabian Nights	Harry G. Theaker	Eight color plates, lovely.
David McKay, Philadelphia, 1943?	The Newbery Classics, Dedicated to the memory of John Newbery, Printer for Children - 1713 to 1767 The Arabian Nights	Harry G. Theaker	Like the above, but only 4 plates.
Dover Publications, Inc.; New York; 1969	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Aladdin, Sindbad and 24 Other Favorite Stories, Selected and Edited by Andrew Lang, With Numerous Illustrations by H. J. Ford	H. J Ford	Lots of nice black-and-white illustrations. Republication of Longmans, Green, and Co., London, 1898.
Garden City Books; Garden City, New York; 1959	The Arabian Nights Picture Book. Adapted from the Richard F. Burton Translation by Nancy Dingman Watson, Designed and Illustrated by Aldren A. Watson	Aldren A. Watson.	Lots of pictures (as might be inferred) but none of particular interest to me. Revisionist "Ali Baba" (no dancing).
George Routledge & Sons; London and New York; undated	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, With Illustrations	Unknown	Despite what the title page says, there are very few illustrations.
Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1946	The Arabian Nights, Illustrated by Earle Goodenow, Illustrated Junior Library	Earle Goodenow	Many black and white and also color illustrations.
Hampton Publishing Company, New York, 1921	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, With a Preface by Frederick Taber Cooper	Unknown	Only 5 illustrations (including the cover), but they're lovely, and in color.
Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, 1899	Altemus' Young People's Library- The Arabian Nights' Entertainments- with One Hundred and Ten Illustrations	John Batten?	Lovely illustrations. Color frontispiece.
Holiday House, New York, 1996	The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, A Story from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Eric A. Kimmel	Will Hillenbrand	Lovely picture book.
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1921 and 1929	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Adapted by Edwin Gile Rich, with illustations in color by Lacy Hussar	Lacy Hussar	Just a few color plates, nice.
Hurst & Company, New York, unknown date	Arabian Nights' Entertainments, or the Thousand and One Nights	Unknown	Very few illustrations, but they're color plates.
The Hyperion Press, New York, 1944	The Arabian Nights, Illustrated by Oscar Fabrès, Edited and rewritten by Rosa Van Rosen	Oscar Fabrès	Nice color pictures "with a Gallic wit."
International Collectors Library; Garden City, New York; undated	Selections from The Arabian Nights, Sir Richard Burton's famous translation of The Thousand Nights and a Night, with modernized spelling and punctuation.	Steele Savage	Very similar to Triangle Books.
J. B. Lippincott & Co. Phildelphia, 1883	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments; or, The Thousand and One Nights. A new edition. Translated and arranged for family reading. With Numerous Illustrations.	Unknown	Nice illustrations in an interesting style.
J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1907	Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights	Joan Kiddell-Monroe	Quite a few lovely illustrations, color as well as black and white.
John C. Winston Company; Philadelphia, Toronto; 1957, 1924	The Arabian Nights, With Introduction by Orton Lowe. 1924 edition also adds Sixty Illustrations, With Colored Plates by Adeline H. Bolton. 1957 edition merely adds Illustrated.	Adeline H. Bolton	Sixty nice illustrations and several color plates.
Junior Deluxe Editions; Garden City, New York; 1955	Stories from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Laurence Housman; and Sindbad the Sailor, Translator Unknown	Girard Goodenow	Nice illustrations, plus a color frontispiece.
Longmans, Green and Co., New York, 1898 and 1946	Arabian Nights, Collected and edited by Andrew Lang, Illustrated by Vera Bock, With a foreword by Mary Gould Davis	Vera Bock	Charming line drawings.
M. A. Donohue & Company, Chicago, unknown date	The Thousand and One Nights or the The Arabian Nights Entertainments And Other Stories, Illustrated	Unknown	Cheater book--more "Other stories" than "Arabian Nights." Old-style illustrations.
The MacMillan Company; New York; 1923, 1951, 1953	The Arabian Nights, Tales of Wonder and Magnificence, Selected and edited by Padraic Colum	Lynd Ward	"New Children's Classics." Some illustrations; not very interesting to me.
P. F. Collier & Son Corporation; New York; 1909, 1937	Stories from the Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), Translated by Edward William Lane, Revised by Stanley Lane-Poole, With Introduction and Notes	Unknown	"Harvard Classics" edition. No pictures except the frontispiece.
Porter, Sampson, and Company, 1852	The Thousand and One Nights, or the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Illustrated (bottom torn, so unable to see more)	Unknown	Frontispiece is the only illustration.
Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, undated-1890s?	The Thousand and One Nights; or the Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A New Edition.	Unknown	"Alta Edition." No pictures except the frontispiece.
Purnell Books; Berkshire House, Queen Street, Maidenhead; 1967, 1975	Arabian Nights, Abridged, A Bancroft Classic	Unknown	No pictures except the cover and frontispiece.
Rand McNally & Company, 1914	The Arabian Nights Entertainments	Milo Winter	Lovely color illustrations (different from the next one).
Rand McNally & Company, 1954	The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Illustrations by Milo Winter, Windemere Readers School Edition	Milo Winter	Very few illustrations.
Random House, New York, 1932	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, or The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night	none	Appears similar to Triangle Books, but no pictures.
The Saalfield Publishing Company; Akron, Ohio; 1924	The Arabian Nights, With One Hundred Illustrations by Frances Brundage	Frances Brundage	Two different books; nifty costumes.
Simon and Schuster, New York, 1957	Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights, The Most Famous Stories from the Great Classic A Thousand and One Nights, Told by Margaret Soifer and Irwin Shapiro	Gustaf Tenggren	Full of wonderful color illustrations with lots of dancers.
Thomas Y. Cromwell & Co., New York, 1900	Stories from the Arabian Nights, with notes	Unknown	Several black and white plates.
Triangle Books, New York, 1932	The Arabian Nights, or The Book of a Thousand and One Nights, A Complete and Unabridged Selection Arranged by Bennett A. Cerf from the Famous Literal Translation of Richard F. Burton, With an Introduction by Ben Ray Redman, and New Illustrations and Decorations By Steele Savage	Steele Savage	Goodly number of lovely, albeit unrealistic, illustrations.
W. B. Conkey Company, Chicago, unknown date-1903?	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments- with Seventy Illustrations	John Batten?	Lovely illustrations.
Ward, Lock & Co Limited., London, unknown date	The Arabian Nights, With 24 Color Plates by A. E. Jackson	A. E. Jackson	Interesting style.
Whitman Publishing Co.; [copyright by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.]; Racine, Wisconsin; 1922	Arabian Nights Stories [front cover adds: Retold by Elizabeth Billings Stuart, illustrated by Elsie M Kroll]	Elsie M. Kroll	Few pictures, not terribly interesting to me.
Whitman Publishing Company; Racine, Wisconsin; 1966	Tales from Arabian Nights, Adapted from The Arabian Nights' Entertainments based on a translation from the Arabic by Edward William Lane, as edited and arranged by Frances Jenkins Olcott.	Joseph Smith	For older children; a fair number of pictures, but none of special interest to me.
The World Syndicate Publishing Company; Cleveland, Ohio and New York City; unknown date-1939?	The Arabian Nights' Entertainments- with Seventy Illustrations	John Batten?	Same as W. B. Conkey edition.