The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar (Rendered in to English by Edward Fitzgerald) - No date

Gornall the Publisher, Sydney, No date. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: O'Brien (Kathleen) . the text is illustrated with the occasional sepia toned, a full-page, drawing by 'O'Brien' (Kathleen) (woman illustrator from the 1930s in Sydney). Illustrated card cover, again by O'Brien) with black coloured titles. The classic Edward Fitzgerald translation of the Persian poet Omar Khayyam's poems. This small edition was probably published just prior to World War II and it features the illustrations by a Sydney female illustrator who went in the name of O'Brien. Words fail how bad the cover of this book is – please see photograph. Chipping, rubbing tears and holes are present to the book corners and the top right-hand corner of the front panel is missing. Rubbing, stains and marks to the book panels and insect damage can be seen to the lower left-hand corner of the front panel, backstrip and either side of the backstrip. Light tanning and some foxing of the text book edges with light age toning of the pages. Some foxing and, it looks like cigarette burns to the lower edge of the first few pages of the book. The textblock itself is firm and tight with no loose pages; though the lower right-hand corner of the book has become somewhat dogeared.  First Illustrated Edition, or first by this illustrator and in this format. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (4), LXXV, (1) pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: O'Brien (Kathleen) . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; illustrated; Inventory No: 0129086. .