The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Khayyam, Omar; English Verse By Edward Fitzgerald; Illustrated By Willy Pogany
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1942. Near Fine in red cloth with gilt stamped titles and a gilt stamped decorative design on the front cover. In Very Good Plus glassine jacket, two 1" closed tears, and a Very Good Minus box, corners broken to top half of box and wear at edges. SCARCE in both the box and the glassine jacket. Wonderful Pogany illustrations. . First Edition Thus. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day.
Reviews
On May 16 2016, a reader said:
With Paintings and Decorations by Sarkis Katchadourian, born in Iran, where he recreated romantic frescoes in old palaces, he then trained in Rome, continued in Paris and then later in Munich. It is really fitting that this cosmopolitan artist's original paintings reproduced in bright colors and the black and white line drawings take you there celebrate under a bough with a book of verse and flask of wine you are magically drawn in and there drinking in the words of the poet.... drunk on the verse.
On Sep 11 2011, WonderPony said:
Fantastic poetry from 11th century Persia as translated by a depressed Englishman going through a divorce in 1859. The first translation is by far the best but it is interesting to get several of them and compare. I'm not a huge poetry fan but I love the simplicity, imagery and strange allegories Omar Khayyam writes about. He was apparently a big fan of the wine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006293
- Title
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- Khayyam, Omar; English Verse By Edward Fitzgerald; Illustrated By Willy Pogany
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books About Books and Fine Printing;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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