[Binding, Fine- Alfred De Sauty] Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

McCarthy, Justin Huntly (translator)

Verlag: David Nutt, London, 1889

Beschreibung

Exquisitely bound by Alfred De Sauty (signed "DE SAUTY" on front turn-in) in dark crushed blue morocco with a magnificent all-over gilt tooled design taking up most of the the front cover, and repeated on the back cover consisting of a large cartouche of intertwining leafy stems and flowers outlined by gouges. The spine divided into six panels by raised bands and gilt compartments, lettered in the second and dated at the foot, the others with leafy stems and flowers, the edges of the boards and turn-ins tooled with gilt fillets, plain endleaves, gilt edges. Bookplate of William F. Gable on the front pastedown. Measures approx. 4.5" x 6.75". A fine copy with light rubbing to top and bottom of front hinge and a very small chip to top edge of spine. Some small chips to endpapers. One of only 60 copies of the large paper edition of this book, printed at the Chiswick Press. A stunning De Sauty binding indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 5802

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Binding, Fine- Alfred De Sauty] Rubaiyat of...

Verlag: David Nutt, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1889

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers