MARDRUS (Jean Charles). Tales of a thousand nights and one night. Story of Aladdin and the magic lamp. Peking: for Georges Crès & Cie, 1914. -2 elongated in-8 volumes, sewn Chinese style, brown covers, in trifold cardboard folders covered with decorated silk, burgundy moiré silk spine and lining, bone clasp. Second edition of Jean-Charles Mardrus' translation of the tale of "Aladdin", printed in the Chinese tradition on the Pei-t'ang press. This is the third and final volume of the "Collection coréenne" edited by Victor Segalen, following "Stèles" and "Connaissance de l'Est". Limited edition of 630 copies. One of 570 on vergé pelure. A very well preserved copy. The dust jacket has been restored, the spine and burgundy silk lining are later.