Item #295784 The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Omar KHAYYAM.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam,

London: Routledge, 1904.

Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Small 8vo (7 13/16 x 5 7/16 inches), 160 pages. Twelve fine hand-colored photogravure plates including frontispiece after drawings by Gilbert James, all with original tissue-guards. Bound by Bayntun in crushed green morocco, beautiful ornate cover with picture of women (based on the frontispiece), bordered by 2 wide elaborate grapevines within a gilt border. Inside covers and flyleaves are beige silk moire. The spine is decoratively inlaid with leaves and bunches of grapes in gold and brown morocco. London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, (1904). Fine but for a bit of dryness at the hinge.

Illustrator: James Gilbert
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Language: English

Price: $7,500.00

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