rubaiyat omar khayyam text first von omar khayyam translated edward fitzgerald (2 Ergebnisse)

Leather Bound. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. SZYK, Arthur (illustrator). 1st. (USA) Presumed 1st edition (1976) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Marron leather with gold stamped image of seated man to front panel, hibbed spine with gold titles, ribbon marker, unpaginated 24 pages, 8 full-colour reproductions of the minature paintings by Szyk inspired by Persian miniatures. The book was designed by Ernest Ingham of London. Included is the printed Publisher's note explaining that the book edges are not gilded as the pages are double sheets in the oriental style of bookmaking. Part of the gilding process is to sand each page edge before applying the golden finish, but in this case, the sanding would separate te double sheets. (2.0 JM LVR 206/b2 Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" Tall.

16mo. 5.5 x 4.5 inches. Unpaginated. [32] pp. title page in blue and black. In green patterned stiff card wrapper with red titles. Some wear to edges, including head and tail of spine, but otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by 4 wood engravings in main text. Decorated by half title, title page and tailpiece engraved vignettes, and by publisher's device on verso of title. Pictorial wood engraved endpapers on blue patterned background. The Rubaiyat is based on the paraphrased translation from the Persian of Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), poet, tentmaker and astronomer made by Edward Fitzgerald. (1809-83). Attractive small copy illustrated by George Buday, Hungarian born artist and printmaker, who emigrated to Britain in 1937 (Art UK website). ILLUSTRATED WOODCUTS POETRY ASIA ILLUSTRATED 20TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED.