Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by KHAYYAM, Omar; POGANY, Willy (illus.)
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
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.
The prolific Hungarian illustrator was known for his portrayals of myths and legends in the Art Nouveau style.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113254
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- KHAYYAM, Omar; POGANY, Willy (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- nd.
- Keywords
- Literature, Poetry, Art Nouveau
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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London, Ontario
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- ND
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- Edges
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- Fair
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...