Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald

Khayyam, Omar; Edward Fitzgerald, translator

Verlag: Thomas Y. Crowell

Beschreibung

A particularly lovely exemplar of a rare illustrated edition of a justifiable classic in poetry and Orientalist Studies. It follows from Edward Fitzgerald's translator of these 11th-century Persian poems in 1859, which brought them to the attention of giant poets such as Robert Browning, Robert Lowell, Alfred Tennyson and others. Khayyam's Rubaiyat exemplifies the Arabic verse form composed in quatrains and with first, second and fourth lines rhyming. Robert Lowell is quoted as saying "These pearls of thought in Persian gulfs were bred, Each softly lucent as a rounded moon; The diver Omar plucked them from their bed, FitzGerald strung them on an English thread." 171 pp. Bound handsomely in short quarto format, bound in pale orange cloth over boards, with decorative gilt lettering and stamped embellishments on the backstrip and front board, quite nice, especially the embossed illustrated paper label to front cover. Top page edges gilt. Twelve tipped-in color plates by Willy Pogany! Plentiful tipped-in gold and black illustrations throughout the text. Dust jacket is protected in mylar coat, but with multiple splits along the folds, some which have been backed with tissue on the reverse, and with some chipping to edges. Black-and-white illustration by Pogany at second free endpaper, another at title page, a full-color tipped-in plate opposite, another black-and-white illustration, verso of title page, and a dozen full-color illustrations in all. Black-and-white initials, heads and tails galore and on what appears to be foil.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 348361

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The First and ...

Verlag: Thomas Y. Crowell

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair

Auflage: First Edition Thus.