The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar; Pogany, Willy - ND

Thomas Y. Crowell. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No date stated, ca. 1910. Suede leather covers. Illustrations by Willy Pogany. (Persian Poetry, Classic Literature) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. Printed in Great Britain by Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co, n.d.. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Pages not numbered. [122] pages. Illustrated with 16 pasted down color plates by Willy Pogany. Dark green cloth hardcover with gilt decorative borders, illustrated title and designs on the front cover. Gilt top edge. A fair copy only with moderately scattered foxing and toning to the pages. Light edge and shelf wear to the cloth binding. Corners are turned in. One tipped in illustration has an upper corner crease. The rest of the illustrations are in good condition. Untrimmed text. Several of the pages are chipped on the edges quite possibly from opening up the uncut pages.

New York:: Thomas Y. Crowell Company,, n.d.. publisher's cloth.. Cloth dust-soiled; gilt lettering dulled; tight and sound.. About 5 x 3-1/2 inches,. With tipped-in color illustrations by Willy Pogany, and text illustrations in black and white.

David McKay Company, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. David McKay Co., 1942; no additional printings indicated, likely a later printing; [vii], 101pp.; Willie Pogany illustrations in black and white. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of black cloth boards, gilt titling/decoration remains bright and bold; illustrations and text also very good. Moderate amount of wear to edges of unclipped ($3.95) dust jacket, several small chips and closed tears at top edge, minor rubbing around edges and flap folds, some very minor rubbing to front jacket panel; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

London: George G. Harrap & Co., nd. . Softcover. Fair. Unpaginated. 22 cm. 16 colour pasted-in plates by Willy Pogany. Original brown leather mainly faded to grey. Gold and black impressing. Torn and chipped at upper spine and top edges. Ink inscription from 1920 on front free endpaper. Cracked at title page. Slightly chipped lower front corner. The prolific Hungarian illustrator was known for his portrayals of myths and legends in the Art Nouveau style.

London:: George G. Harrap & Co.,, no date.. original full gilt-decorated morocco, t.e.g.. A few small scuffs to binding at extremities. Old ink ownership signature; tight and sound. . 8vo,. With Illustrations by Willy Pogany..

This is the hardcover only stated McKay Edition from 1942. Both the cover and the book are in positively excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. and the pages and binding are tight. This wonderful, impossible-to-find item is available for purchase now! Due to the vagaries of market fluctuations, an item may occasionally seem overvalued. To compensate for that possibility, all serious buyers are welcome to make a on each and every item listed, with the assurance that ALL reasonable offers will be accepted.Very Good

London: George G. Harrap, nd. Hardcover. Fair. Unpaginated. 23 cm. 16 colour tipped-in plates. Leather Art Nouveau binding with gilt impressing. Front board loosening, spine head chipped, corners worn. Ink inscription on fron tfree endpaper.