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THE QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHEYYAM OF NISHAPOUR, NOW FIRST COMPLETELY DONE INTO ENGLISH VERSE FROM THE PERSIAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORIGINAL FORMS, WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL INTRODUCTION, BY by Payne, John [trans]:
- Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: WRCLIT 44348
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: London: Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription and For Private Circulation Only, 1898.
Description
London: Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription and For Private Circulation Only, 1898.. Large octavo. Parchment over boards, lettered in gilt, decorated in red and gold, t.e.g., fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. One of an unspecified limited edition (this copy No. 'D'). Parchment characteristically mottled and a bit rubbed, front inner hinge cracking, endleaves foxed, but a better than good copy.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
octavo : A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been cut into eight pages.
gilt : Decorative patterns imbedded into the affected portion of a book. Often appears on the boards or the spine, and may be very simple, to elegant, to ludicrous.
foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
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