Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1976. Book. Illus. by Szyk, Arthur. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Collector's Edition. Large Quarto. 46 pp (unpaginated), the text of the first edition rendered nto English verse by Edward Fitzgerald, 8.4" x 11.2" red leather boards. Gilt top and bottom edges. Gilt spine letters, gilt spine & & back cover design, unopened foredge. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 008842
Title: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Author: Fitzgerald, Edward - translator
Illustrator: Szyk, Arthur
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as issued
Edition: Collector's Edition
Publisher: The Easton Press
Place of Publication: Norwalk, Connecticut
Date Published: 1976
Size: Large Quarto
Keywords: The 100 Greatest Books ever Written. Omar Khayyam (1048-1131) - Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Unopened: A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...