THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM The Astronomer Poet of Persia. The Text of the Fourth Edition Followed By That of the First, With Notes Showing the Extent of His Indebtedness to the Persian Original.
by Fitzgerald, Edward Rendered Into English Verse By
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1898 A Biographical Preface Fitzgerald's Sketch of the Life of Omar, and a Forward by Talcott Williams. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK IN VERY GOOD ++ CONDITION. 75 pages bound in navy blue decorative cloth, with gold gilt title and flower design on front board, with authors name. Gold gilt lettering on spine with flower designs. Age mellowed end papers. Pages crisp and bright. Slightly raised dot under cloth on front board. Very minor shelf wear to spine top/bottom and corners. Strong binding and hinges. Top edge Gilt. Frontis with tissue from a Persian water color sketch. Title page is a wood block print with floral border. GOOD TIGHT COPY.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000043
- Title
- THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM The Astronomer Poet of Persia. The Text of the Fourth Edition Followed By That of the First, With Notes Showing the Extent of His Indebtedness to the Persian Original.
- Author
- Fitzgerald, Edward Rendered Into English Verse By
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Omar Rubaiyat Persia Persian Poetry "John C. Winston" Sufi Mohammedan Moslem
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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