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The
ancient tales of Arabia has been romanticized for centuries
– tales of danger, magic lamps, treasure and treachery!
This
single page item is a reproduction of the first page of the
classic story, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. It makes for
a terrific piece to frame and decorate a study or bedroom!
The
page is standard 8.5" x 11" in size and has been
hand antiqued via our own unique paper aging process to achieve
a look you won’t find anywhere else.
The
actual page contains the following text (though please note
that the formatting and font will be different as viewed on
this page – see photo for exact formatting and look!):
Ali
Baba and the Forty Thieves
In
a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers, one named Cassim,
the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and
lived in plenty, while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and
children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling
it in the town. One day, when Ali Baba was in the forest,
he saw a troop of men on horseback, coming toward him in a
cloud of dust. He was afraid they were robbers, and climbed
into a tree for safety. When they came up to him and dismounted,
he counted forty of them. They unbridled their horses and
tied them to trees. The finest man among them, whom Ali Baba
took to be their captain, went a little way among some bushes,
and said: “Open, Sesame!” so plainly that Ali Baba
heard him. A door opened in the rocks, and having made the
troop go in, he followed them, and the door shut again of
itself. They stayed some time inside, and Ali Baba, fearing
they might come out and catch him, was forced to sit patiently
in the tree. At last the door opened again, and the Forty
Thieves came out. As the Captain went in last he came out
first, and made them all pass by him; he then closed the door,
saying: “Shut, Sesame!” Every man bridled his horse
and mounted, the Captain put himself at their head, and they
returned asthey came.
Then
Ali Baba climbed down and went to the door concealed among
the bushes, and said: “Open, Sesame!” and it flew
open. Ali Baba, who expected a dull, dismal place, was greatly
surprised to find it large and well lighted, hollowed by the
hand of man in the form of a vault, which received the light
from an opening in the ceiling. He saw rich bales of merchandise–silk,
stuff-brocades, all piled together, and gold and silver in
heaps, and money in leather purses. He went in and the door
shut behind him. He did not look at the silver, but brought
out as many bags of gold as he thought his asses, which were
browsing outside, could carry, loaded them with the bags,
and hid it all with fagots. Using the words: “Shut, Sesame!”
he closed the door and went home.
Then
he drove his asses into the yard, shut the gates, carried
the money-bags to his wife, and
Our
antiqued paper is delicately laced with a subtle hint of gold
in the creases creating an almost magical look. (Although
it’s difficult to catch with a camera, you can see in
the image below how the shimmering is caught in the light)
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Ali
Baba and the 40 Thieves Antiqued First Page
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