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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by FitzGerald, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. No date given (1945?). Very Good+. Hardcover with salmon/pink colored boards & gilt decorations, top edge gilt, no DJ. Spine slightly cocked and faded, 1/2" tear, another much shorter one. Rubbing to front board corners, small stain outer edge and lower front board edge, clean unmarked interior. Illustrations by Willy Pogany, 12 tipped-in color plates and b/w decorations throughout. Fast shipping, free tracking, careful packaging. 173 pp.
Synopsis
he Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubaiyat' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole Victorian generation comes to life. Although the poem's vision is bleak, it is conveyed in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry - and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was 'discovered' two years later its first admirers included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'.
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- Bookseller
- Cyberaisle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004442
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- FitzGerald, Edward
- Illustrator
- Pogany, Willy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- POETRY/ART
- Bookseller catalogs
- poetry; art;
Terms of Sale
Cyberaisle
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About the Seller
Cyberaisle
Biblio member since 2006
Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Cyberaisle
Cyberaisle is an online only home-based bookstore specializing in the visual arts, but I also carry books in fields such as poetry, architecture, religion and philosophy, as well as general nonfiction. I take great pride in careful, safe packaging and customer satisfaction. If there is a problem contact me and we will work it out. All of my books are on the premises and ready for immediate shipment.
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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