1,001 NIGHTS BY KAY NIELSEN

Once upon a time—more than a century ago, in fact—revered Danish artist Kay Nielsen created a set of beautiful illustrations for a grand colour version of much-loved collection of folk tales One Thousand and One Nights. Sadly, in the cash-strapped Europe of that era, the works were never released and they didn’t surface in public until the 1970s, following Nielsen’s death in 1957. Now, however, these stunning illustrations have been reproduced in five colours, including gold.

The beautifully decorated box contains prints you’ll want to frame and hang on your wall as soon as you lay eyes on them. All of the striking illustrations that Nielsen— who, after the end of World War I, moved to the US to work for Disney (if you’re a fan of 1920s cartoons then you’ll know this already)—created while in Copenhagen and London about 1910 are present, as well as a collector’s copy of the art nouveau work. This new publication is as timeless as One Thousand and One Nights storyteller Scheherazade herself—and an ideal gift for anyone aged 10 to 100 years old.