Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Followed By Euphranor, a Dialogue on Youth, and Salaman and Absal, an Allegory Translated from the Persian of Jami
by Fitzgerald, Edward (Translator) George F. Maine (Editor) Laurence Housman (Introduction)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1971. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Timeless Masterpiece of Philosophical Poetry by Omar Khayyam in the splendid translations of Edward Fitzgerald. Frontis is a Portrait of Fitzgerald. 320 Pages. Previous owner's name on blank preliminary page. Brown cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to spine. Protected in plastic jacket. 7 1/4" Tall. Boards a little warped. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005271
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Followed By Euphranor, a Dialogue on Youth, and Salaman and Absal, an Allegory Translated from the Persian of Jami
- Author
- Fitzgerald, Edward (Translator) George F. Maine (Editor) Laurence Housman (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- POETRY/OMAR KHAYYAM/RUBAIYAT/PERSIAN POETRY/TRANSLATED BOOKS
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Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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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...
- 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....
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