Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald

Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, 1910

Beschreibung

No stated date c1910. Unpaginated but 44 pages. There is a frontispiece, illustrated title-page and decorative borders to each page. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), known as "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia. This is an attractive edition, illustrated/decorated by the British artist William G. Easton ((1879-1949). The book is bound in yapp style thin limp brown near-suede leather covered boards with gold titling and an ornate darker brown stamped design on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with some scuffing to the leather and a little staining on the rear board. The contents are tight and clean with some foxing and damp marking on the first and last few pages, including some faint marks on the title page. There is no inscription. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers gVIPoet01

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Verlag: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1910

Einband: Original Limp Leather Boards

Illustrator: William G. Easton

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: Not Stated