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Publisher's tan cloth, front cover and spine pictorially stamped in blue and gilt, tan and blue decorated end-papers. Minimal foxing to half-title otherwise a near fine copy. Twenty-three color plates mounted on cream stock with decorative border, captioned tissue guards. "In some of the pictures for this book Dulac continues with the Chinese style developed for Princess Badoura the year before. In others, he reduces the scale and adds a richness of detail to create an effect similar to that seen in Persian and Indian miniature art. The pictures are generally serious but Dulac's ever-present humor creeps in" (Hughey). Hughey 35a.

Sinbad the Sailor is a Middle Eastern folk tale, which is a part of the collection known as 'One Thousand and One Nights.' It tells the story of the adventurous sailor Sinbad and his voyages across the seas, encountering magical creatures and fantastic wonders.